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Dec 19, 20193 min read
Congress’s Role in Developing Foreign Policy
By Brian Hopkins In academic and media circles alike, conventional wisdom holds that Congress delegates all matters of foreign policy to...


Dec 4, 20193 min read
Congressional Oversight and Agency Accountability for the Central Intelligence Agency
By Nicole Carle Since its inception, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has operated with little oversight and control by other...

Dec 2, 20197 min read
Balancing Security & Privacy of Electronic Border Searches
By Sasha Brisbon The Fourth Amendment provides the fundamental right to security and privacy from intrusion by the government by...


Nov 26, 20194 min read
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a Foreign Terrorist Organization: Economic and Legal Implica
By Michael Thompson Overview The Trump Administration used Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (codified as 8 U.S.C. §...


Nov 25, 20194 min read
Bank Liability under JASTA: The Knowledge/Awareness Requirement of Financial Institutions
By Mimi Derle The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”) was passed by Congress in 2016, giving U.S. citizens the ability to...


Nov 20, 20194 min read
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Complaints: Is the President of the United States a Member of t
By Rachel Feinstein In July 2019, President Donald Trump made a phone call to Ukrainian President Voloymyr Zelensky. This phone call,...


Nov 19, 20193 min read
Saudi Twitter Spies: The Line Between Espionage and Terrorism
By Regina DiMaggio In November 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) charged two former Twitter, Inc. employees with spying on...


Nov 4, 20194 min read
Challenges of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism
By Dave Johnson On August 12, 2017, James Fields drove his car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in...


Nov 1, 20193 min read
The “Great Game” of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Ted North U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent comment, warning Italy to be wary of “how China uses its economic power to...

Oct 24, 20193 min read
Blurred Lines: Surprise Difficulties in Criminalizing Domestic Terrorism
By Maria L. Stratienko In late July and early August 2019, over the course of a single week, back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso,...


Oct 23, 20194 min read
Why Elhady v. Kable is a Gamechanger for the Counterterrorism Playbook
By Victoria Tinker Earlier this year on September 4th, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a long-awaited...


Oct 21, 20195 min read
U.S. Obligations to Refugees & the National Security Exception
By David Manthos Migration can be fraught with risk, both for migrants and host nations facing waves of desperate people. The...


Oct 12, 20193 min read
Declaring an Organization a Terrorist Organization: The Fractured System
By Casey Hare-Osifchin President Trump scheduled peace talks with the Taliban on U.S. soil just days before the anniversary of the 9/11...

Jul 19, 20193 min read
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 23, 20193 min read
Defining “National Emergency” is a Distraction
By: Andrew Fiedler President Donald Trump recently declared Proclamation 9844 “Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern...


Apr 8, 20193 min read
The War on ISIS: Coming to an End or Just Beginning?
By: Maria Latimer ISIS remains synonymous with terror in today’s society, but is the United States finally pulling back from its role in...


Apr 3, 20192 min read
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...


Apr 2, 20193 min read
A Preliminary Look at the Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act
By: Casey Hare-Osifchin Protecting the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of those who fight for our nation is critical to the...


Feb 14, 20193 min read
Feres v. United States: An Argument for Overturning the Long-Standing Doctrine
By: Katelyn Davis Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of...


Nov 30, 20184 min read
Walking the Line: The Use of Military Personnel to Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border
By: Daniel de Zayas As 2018 marches to a close, a migrant caravan marches closer to the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking asylum for...
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