The Legality of Arms Transfers
By: Ithar Hassan During his 1961 farewell address , President Dwight D. Eisenhower took the opportunity to address the rise of the...
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Aug 295 min
Who’s the Captain Now? National Security Concerns with Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships
By: Malach Goldberg With an estimated 80% of the world’s goods being transported by ship, valued at more than fourteen trillion U.S....
Aug 204 min
President Biden’s Executive Order 14103 Transforms the Sexual Assault System in the Military: Is It Good Enough?
By: Jamie Gluckman On July 28, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 14103 to implement bipartisan military justice reforms...
Apr 410 min
The Legality of the President's Limitless Military Action in the Name of National Security
By: Tyler Williams On January 28, 2024, an unmanned aerial system attacked a military base on the Jordanian-Syrian border killing three...
Nov 1, 20236 min
Military Readiness is Suffering in the Post-Dobbs Landscape
By: Kirsten Companik Last June, the Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that there is no constitutional...
Feb 12, 20237 min
#SpyBalloon: The Hashtag That Made Us Consider National Security Law
By: Sindi Connell & Sophia Navedo-Quinones The year kicked off with what can only be described as the most unexpected trending topic on...
Nov 28, 20224 min
The Degradation of the Bivens Doctrine Poses Another Challenge for Migrants
By: Kirsten Companik In a 1971 case named Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, the Supreme Court enshrined the right for individuals to...
Nov 28, 20224 min
Editorial: Federal De-Scheduling of Marijuana will be Good for the National Security Workforce
By: Wayne Rash On October 6th, President Biden announced three steps to end the “failed approach” to limit marijuana use. In the first...
Nov 17, 20223 min
Puerto Rico’s Political Status: A National Security Question
By: Sophia Navedo-Quinones In late July 2022, the Puerto Rico Status Act (H.R. 8393) was introduced to the House as the latest attempt to...
Nov 6, 20223 min
Fake News is a Real Threat to National Security
By: Dara Paleski Social media has become ingrained in modern-day life. In 2021 alone, over 4.26 billion people worldwide utilized social...
Mar 11, 202211 min
A Law of Armed Conflict Analysis of the Ukraine Conflict
By Justin Malzac It goes without saying that the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster. Some estimates...
Mar 9, 20224 min
Blowback Builds with the Vaccine Mandate on the Horizon
By Drake Birnbaum In an attempt to end the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden delivered Executive Orders 14042 and 14043 which require...
Mar 9, 20222 min
An Analysis of Whistleblower Protections for Intelligence Community Contractors
By Noah Roos The federal government has grown increasingly reliant on contractors. Notably, in the aftermath of 9/11, the Intelligence...
Feb 17, 20224 min
Breaking Down the National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change
By Caroline Spencer On October 21, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in conjunction with the White House and the...
Feb 9, 20224 min
A Softer Hand in Foreign Policy: The Value of Cultural Diplomacy
By Jack Philbin Cultural diplomacy is a form of interaction between citizens of different states through educational exchanges, books,...
Jan 21, 20223 min
What is Disinformation and How Does It Work?
By Aaron McDuffie Merriam-Webster defines disinformation as “false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting...
Jan 4, 20223 min
The Importance of Analyzing Homeland Security Issues through the Lenses of Critical Race Theory
By Wayne Rash, III – Online Editor, National Security Law Brief Critical Race Theory (CRT), once an “obscure school of thought in legal...
Nov 9, 20213 min
Ransomware, the Colonial Pipeline, and U.S. Infrastructure
By Rachel Feinstein On May 8, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, which supplies approximately 45% of the refined fuel for the Eastern Seaboard of...
Apr 22, 20213 min
Arctic Security is Heating Up
By Victoria Tinker The Arctic region is becoming a hot spot for global security and trade issues, and countries are rushing to stake...
Mar 10, 20214 min
The President’s Strike Against Iran-backed Militias in the Context of the War Powers Resolutio
By Lily Goff On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the United States conducted an air strike against Iran-backed militias located in Eastern...
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