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...
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THE BLOG
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies
By Rachel Feinstein On November 22, 2020, the Trump administration officially withdrew the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies,...
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
Ethiopia: Flood of Instability in the Horn of Africa
By Joshua Stanley Even with international events increasingly dominating the U.S. news cycle again, Ethiopia’s struggles have been...
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Addressing and Mitigating Climate Impacts While Increasing Military Capabilities Within the Departme
By Matthew Calabrese Joe Biden’s recent election as the forty-sixth President of the United States is set to bring new priorities to the...
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Turkey’s Use of Mercenaries under International Law
By John Vatian 2020 has been a year for the history books; from Kobe Bryant’s death in January to President Trump recently contracting...
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min
Starving National Security
By Joshua Stanley Few legal arenas are as amorphous as the realm of national security. It touches everything from Al Qaeda and nuclear...
- Apr 3, 2020
- 4 min
“No Magic Words”: The Senate’s Effort to Restrain Trump’s War Powers Against Iran
By Michael Thompson Introduction In February of this year, the Senate passed a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 68) by a bipartisan vote of 55...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
Race to the Top: The Geostrategic Implications of the Melting Arctic
By Daniel Patrick Atchue In August 2007, a Russian expedition of two submersible vessels descended 14,000ft below the North Pole to imbed...
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
Conferring Legal Status to Persons Engaged in Hostilities in Non-International Armed Conflicts
By Ethem Coban While historically classical warfare was fought between two or more adversary states, this tradition has been subject to a...
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
Facebook, China, and The Cryptocurrency Race
Facebook has suffered increasingly negative publicity as of late due to its cryptocurrency ambitions with the Libra, as the United States...
- Jul 19, 2019
- 3 min
Effectiveness of Existing Legal Frameworks to Curtail Anti-Satellite Weapons Testing
By David Manthos On March 27, 2019, India announced their successful test of a kinetic anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon, using a missile to...
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
The Case for a Stronger NATO Post-INF Treaty
By: Patrick Dozier In early February, the United States announced that it will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)...
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Implications of the United States’ Abrupt Withdrawal from Afghanistan
By: Helina Daniel In December 2018, President Trumpunexpectedly announced his decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, and recently...
- Mar 5, 2019
- 3 min
No Better Off – The Death of the INF Treaty
By: Trevor Herden Since 1945, the only two things that have stood between humanity and nuclear annihilation are judicious decision-making...
- Jan 29, 2019
- 3 min
Star Wars Episode IX: President Trump’s Space Force
By: Max Raileanu On December 18, 2018, Vice President Mike Pence announced that President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to create a...
- Dec 17, 2018
- 4 min
The Forgotten Border: What the Wall Could Mean for Maritime Migration
By: Heather Wilson The U.S. maritime border spans more than 13,000 miles, approximately ten times longer than the U.S.-Mexico border....
- Nov 5, 2018
- 4 min
U.S. Withdrawal and a Path Toward INF Treaty Compliance
By: Patrick Dozier On December 8, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S.S.R. General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the...
- Apr 26, 2018
- 5 min
In the Absence of Legal Authority: U.S. Airstrikes in Syria
By: Katherine Youssouf On Friday night, April 13th, at the order of the President, the United States launched a series of precision...
- Mar 26, 2018
- 4 min
The Application of Economic Pressure to North Korea at Sea: Blockade or Quarantine?
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the...
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
Not Without a Letter of Marque: The Constitutional Requirement Regarding the Use of Armed Private Mi
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USCG, DHS, or the...
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