By John R. Burns On October 31, 2015, a Russian A321-200 airliner, operated by Metrojet, was blown out of the sky by an Islamic State of...

By Michelle Munneke, J.D. 2017, American University Washington College of Law. In March of this year, Jordan expressed its refusal to...

By Samuel Nicosia Tragedy swept the nation like wildfire on October 1, 2017, when Stephen Paddock opened fired on unsuspecting...

By Dale Ton Although the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has largely avoided the public limelight for the nearly four...

By Jamie Salazer Technological advances have facilitated the transfer of goods, services, and people around the world and across country...

By Carly Nuttall Most people understand that statements shared on Twitter, status updates posted on Facebook, or photos uploaded to...

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By Anthony Bjelke A recent article in The New Yorker examined the difficulties associated with defining America’s War on Drugs. As a...

By Ian Jones-Muniz Over the course of Donald Trump’s campaign, the President-elect has made clear that he intends to revive Bush-era...

By Jennifer Goss In August 2016, Sergeant (Sgt.) Bowe Bergdahl’s defense team filed a motion to dismiss all charges against him, claiming...

By Natalie Holland On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof attacked the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina...

By Joshua Arons In a disappointing turn of events, Donald Trump, the recently elected President of the United States could ban Muslims or...

By Amanda Leonard In an August 2016 speech on terrorism, President-elect Donald Trump stated that the “era of nation-building will be...

Written by Ayan Islam The U.S. and Cuba share a distinct commonality that cannot be denied – the pursuit to maintain their respective...

By Daniel Patrick Shaffer Critical Infrastructure and the Power of the Executive Branch Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh...

As negotiations continue for the surrender of the few cities where deposed tyrant Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi could be hiding, how peaceful...

Everyday that passes the expectation of privacy of individuals diminishes. The newest technological crazes revolve around monitoring our...

On Thursday, April 28, Chief Justice John Roberts submitted to Congress, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that...

Are the U.S. borders the last stop before both foreigners and citizens are entitled to the constitutional rights generally afforded to...

In the age of modern technology, the balance between individuals’ privacy rights and national security have been heavily weighed....