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International Criminal Court Indictments of U.S. Officials Are not Impossible
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s long-expected request to open an investigation of U.S. armed forces and the CIA for crimes allegedly committed in Afghanistan…
Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (Dec. 2017)
Image: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks about bipartisan legislation to help prevent sexual harassment on Dec. 6, 2017 on Capitol Hill (Alex Wong/Getty) Sign up here to receive…
Former Top U.S. Attorneys’ Letter to President Trump: Let Mueller Do His Job
Many Americans believe that Special Counsel Robert Mueller needs time and political space to complete his important counterintelligence investigation of Russian interference in…
Former Prosecutor Renato Mariotti’s Tweet Threads on National Security (Dec 15-22)
Image: President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen after finding out the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing at which he was to appear was canceled, on September…
What Will You Do if Mueller is Fired?
Street protest outside Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York City, March 8, 2017. Photo credit: Melissa Bender “Whether ours shall continue to be a government of laws…
Episode 50 of the National Security Law Podcast: The Big Chill
Are your other podcasts letting you down by taking a holiday break? Never fear, National Security Law Podcast is here! With two hosts who would much rather be podcasting than…
By Weakening Arms Export Controls, Trump’s National Security Strategy Will Create National and Global Insecurity
Saudi Special Forces attend a military show January 15, 2005 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Abid Katib/Getty Images) The Trump Administration’s newly launched National Security Strategy…
Despite Years of Recommendations, Government Still Rewards Bad Policies for Body Cameras
In the last several years, we have seen a boom in the use of police body cameras. Departments across the country have adopted the cameras, and most of the nation’s largest cities…
Confronting Trump: We Can’t Be Outraged About Everything, All of the Time
President Trump signs executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House, February 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Aude Guerrucci – Pool/Getty Images) I reacted…
The Truth About Rendition and Torture: An Inquiry in North Carolina
A Casa 235 turboprop plane with registration number N168D at Ruzyne Airport April 8, 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic. According to airport flight records the plane was registered…
USG Statement on Int’l Criminal Court Probe into Alleged U.S. War Crimes is Missing Some Things
As states gathered earlier this month to kick off the 16th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, ICC watchers wondered what to expect from…
Trump’s Year of Secrecy
In a representative democracy, the people are supposed to supervise the government’s activities and hold political leaders accountable for their decisions. That oversight…