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Civilian War Victims Receive Recognition in US Law

When the US military was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, it had no plan for addressing civilian casualties despite following rules prohibiting disproportionate or deliberate…
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Rep. Schiff Op-Ed in NYT: moving drone program from CIA to JSOC would result in more transparency — But is he right?

Today, Representative Adam Schiff has an opinion piece in the New York Times where he advocates that Congress should allow the President to move the drone program from the CIA…
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Missing Transparency: Is the US Response to Reported Drone Attack on Wedding Party Self-Defeating?

On Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a fact-intensive report based on the group’s investigations into a US drone strike that allegedly hit a wedding party in Yemen…
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General Stanley McChrystal Discusses the Downsides of Drones

In an interview with BBC Radio 4, General Stanley McChrystal, the retired commander of forces in Afghanistan, stated his general view that the use of drones will and should increase.…
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US Announces Investigation into Wedding Convoy Drone Strike: A Step Toward Accountability?

Last night, NBC’s Michael Isikoff reported that (anonymous) US officials said: “The Obama administration has launched an internal investigation into a Dec. 12 drone strike…
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Gillibrand Proposal Removed from NDAA, but Some Reforms Remain

We have more news coming out of the Senate-House compromise NDAA legislation relevant to Just Security readers, this time with respect to the reforms regarding military sexual…
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Reply to Charlie Dunlap on Sexual Assault Reform Proposals

In this post, I offer this reply to Charlie Dunlap’s post (the “Post”), as well as his underlying essay (the “Essay”), in which he provides full-throated opposition to…
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Top Ten Reasons Sen. Gillibrand’s Bill is the Wrong Solution to Military Sexual Assault

[Editor’s Note: Today’s Guest Post from Gen. Dunlap is, in part, a response to an earlier post from Andy Wright on the current congressional reform proposals addressing…
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Letter from Human Rights and Civil Liberties Groups Supporting Gitmo Provisions of NDAA

On Friday, a large group of human rights and civil liberties groups sent a joint letter to Members of the Senate in support of the provisions of the NDAA on Guantanamo Bay detainee…
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Future of Gitmo to Take Center Stage Later This Month

With much attention in recent weeks focused on the NSA collection activities or the U.S. drone program, it can be easy to allow other important national security issues to become…
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Just War in Syria and the U.S. Intervention Syllogism

First, I would just like to note that I am honored to be a part of the founding team of the Just Security blog and look forward to engaging with colleagues and readers throughout…
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First Drone Strike Victims Planning to Visit US: Will the US Keep Its Transparency Promises?

Next week – for the first time in the history of the US “targeted killing” drone program – alleged survivors of a drone strike and the family members of a deceased victim…
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