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France: The Dangers of Permanent Emergency Legislation

On July 18, the French Senate adopted a new law “To Strengthen Internal Security and the Fight Against Terrorism” (Projet de loi renforçant la sécurité intérieure et la…

Hyping the Terrorist Threat: Trump Makes an Old Problem Worse

For the better part of two decades, American policymakers have struggled to explain the nature of the terrorist threat facing the United States. Mayors, governors, and members…
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National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, June 12-16

Monday, June 12 7:00pm – House Committee on Armed Services – The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense (here)…

The ICJ Issues Provisional Measures Against Russia on Ukraine’s Racial Discrimination Claims

Russian media are reporting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “rejected” Ukraine’s request for provisional measures against the Russian Federation in the case…

Ukraine Update: the ICJ Proceedings & Options for Justice in the United States

With the Congressional hearings on Russia dominating the news, this post provides an update on proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the matter of Ukraine…

The Global Counterterrorism Forum–Multilateralism that Even Trump Should Like

In his first speech to Congress, President Donald Trump said that, “our foreign policy calls for a direct, robust and meaningful engagement with the world.” However, it is…

Ukraine v. Russia: Before the International Court of Justice

With all the news around President Donald Trump taking office, and the mass protests, controversial executive orders, and pending lawsuits that followed, it may have escaped notice…
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Recommendations to the New President on Countering WMD and Terrorism

After the U.S. Presidential election, we are entering a particularly vulnerable period as militant Islamists seek to test the new American president just as al-Qaeda (AQ) tested…

Is Throwing a Rock Through a Window “Terrorism”? Some Federal Prosecutors Think So

Image by Tomas Castelazo— Wikimedia Did you know that throwing a rock through the window of a Whole Foods could be punished as a federal crime of terrorism?  An Assistant United…
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5 and Counting: Russia Vetoes No-Fly-Zone in the Security Council

Over the weekend, Russia exercised its veto—again and unsurprisingly—to block a draft Security Council resolution (S/2016/846) that would have created a no-fly-zone over the…
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France’s Emergency Powers: The New Normal

France’s latest renewal of its emergency law has made few headlines abroad—except perhaps in Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, fresh from passing his own sweeping…
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Judge Garland & The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act

As promised, this post surveys several Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA) opinions penned by Judge Garland while on the D.C. Circuit. Judge Garland has had occasion to consider…
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