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Keep Your Friends Close . . .
The recent media circus surrounding the leaking of classified information concerning our National Security Agency (NSA) cell phone...
Nov 11, 20132 min read
Are you safer on flights? Maybe not…
Since 2001 the United States has taken many precautions to guard against another similar tragedy from occurring. One of those changes was...
Oct 23, 20132 min read
Presidential Power and National Security Decisions: The Domestic and International Legal Justificati
We would like to thank all the attendees and everyone who contributed to a successful syposium. Below please find links for the webcasts...
Sep 30, 20137 min read
License Plate Readers: Protecting National Security Interests or Infringing on Civil Liberties?
With ever increasing modern technologies, American citizens are constantly subject to numerous forms of government-sanctioned...
Apr 10, 20133 min read
Congress v. China: The Cyber-Espionage Debate Turns Into Concrete Action
During a speech to the Asia Society on March 11, 2013, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon took China to task for suspected acts of...
Apr 2, 20132 min read
Winter is Coming
The enforcement of a recent Florida law forcing international drivers to apply for and carry an international driver’s license (in...
Mar 10, 20133 min read
Establishing A Legal Framework to Hold Private Security Contractors Accountable
Ever since the Vietnam War, the US has increasingly relied on private contractors to support overseas military efforts. Private...
Feb 7, 20135 min read
The Necessity of a Federal Law for the Prosecution of Foreign Combatants
The trend of warfare in the last century speaks to future conflicts continuing to be less traditional and involving questions that are...
Dec 21, 20123 min read
Polygraphs, Pertinent or Pernicious?
Last year more than 73,000 Americans underwent a polygraph examination in an effort to obtain or keep their job with the federal...
Dec 13, 20123 min read
The M23, Rwanda, the Conflict in the Congo, and Possible Implications on U.S. National Security
On November 19th, a rebel group known as the M23 militia easily captured the strategic city of Goma as part of its eight-month campaign...
Dec 8, 20123 min read
Structural Considerations Regarding Domestic Policy to Combat Water Scarcity
Terrorism and cyber attacks are frequently mentioned in the discourse of national security because of their direct and visible effects...
Nov 28, 20123 min read
9/11 pretrial hearings debate rules for Constitution's applicability
Last month as President Barack Obama reiterated his desire to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention center, government lawyers and...
Nov 25, 20124 min read
Could “SMART port security” reverse “SAFE port security”?
In 2006, the British firm Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was taken over by Dubai Ports World (DPW). Such a...
Nov 21, 20122 min read
Declaration or Authorization: Congress’s Role under the War Powers Resolution
Article I Section 8 of the Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to declare War. Officially, this power has only been used by...
Jun 8, 20124 min read
U.S. Military to Set War Crimes Precedent with Ali Musa Daqduq
The New York Times recently reported that the Office of Military Commissions has commenced filing charges against Ali Musa Daqduq...
Mar 5, 20123 min read
Bradley Manning and Daniel Ellsberg: Heroic or Traitorous Leakers?
Ever since Bradley Manning was placed in military custody for leaking sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks while serving as an...
Jan 8, 20123 min read
Mitigating the “Balloon Effect”: Pressure on Mexican Routes Leads to Trafficking Back to Caribbean,
At a media roundtable in Miami on November 8, 2011, William Brownfield, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International...
Nov 29, 20113 min read
Stolen Valor: Protect Free Speech or Military Honor?
In 2005 Democratic Congressman John Salazar pushed the Stolen Valor Act easily through a bipartisan Congress. Clay Calvert and Rebekah...
Nov 23, 20115 min read
Bellinger Op-Ed in Sunday NYT, Claims Bush and Obama Similar on Int'l Law
In a Sunday Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, John Bellinger, partner at Arnold & Porter (and former Bush State Dept. lawyer) asserted...
Feb 18, 20101 min read
China Plans Foreign Military Bases, How the US Should Respond
In a move that is likely calculated to counter US influence abroad, the Chinese government plans to set up military bases beyond its own...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
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