Executive Orders
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Biden’s Executive Order on AI Gives Sweeping Mandate to DHS
The Biden administration's new executive order gives the DHS a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities related to artificial intelligence.
After ICJ’s “Certain Iranian Assets” Judgment, Iran and United States Both Claim Victory
"[T]he Court determined that it could not order the United States to unfreeze nearly $1.75 billion in Iranian central bank assets but obligated the United States to compensate…
The IC’s Biggest Open-Source Intelligence Challenge: Mission Creep
Expanding US open-source intelligence collection comes with key risks and trade-offs.
Vice Presidents and Rules Governing Classified National Security Information
Uncovering an historical episode involving Vice President Cheney that cast doubt on status of vice presidents and classified information system - with a call for Congress to close…
A Damage Assessment of Trump’s “Declassification Defense”
"It should be shocking to the American public and to jurors in a courtroom to hear such a line of defense to allegations of mishandling national defense information."
The Biden Administration’s Options for Responding to Abbott’s Unconstitutional Border Enforcement Executive Order
The Texas governor has invoked war powers to respond to migrant arrivals at the border - potentially usurping federal prerogatives.
The Biden Administration’s China Policy: An Inventory of Actions to Address the Challenge
An overview shows a hardline approach partially inherited from Trump merged with an emphasis on working with allies and partners.
Draft Trump Executive Order Shows How False Foreign Interference Claims May Be Used to Undermine U.S. Elections
Among the many efforts to undermine the 2020 election results, the draft EO stands out, offering a strategy that may be used and abused in future elections.
80 Years Later, Preventing Another Executive Order 9066 Requires Recognizing Its Lessons
Japanese American incarceration and subsequent redress campaign offer timely lessons for U.S. public and policymakers.
Books Bans and Censored Curricula Won’t Change History – or the Racism We Still Live With
A powerful family story of incarceration under Executive Order 9066 shows how the past is very much present.
Combating Anti-Asian Violence through UN Human Rights Mechanisms
The prospect of complaints against States parties should spur more effective responses to anti-Asian attacks and other structural racial discrimination.
80 Years After Executive Order 9066, the Supreme Court Still Shuts Its Eyes to Reality
The myth of facial neutrality ignores how racism and other prejudices shape national security policy.