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Exporting Torture – The Legal Loophole of Extraordinary Rendition
On September 26, 2002, Maher Arar, a dual citizen of Canada and Syria, was en route from Tunisia to Montreal in order to attend a...
Nov 9, 20153 min read
Energy Efficiency and the Case for Military Acquisition Reform
Historically, world superpowers have shared at least one commonality: a strong and capable military. According to Former Secretary of...
Nov 9, 20154 min read
The Expansion of Japan's Military Presence
As the modern world presents ever-pressing security concerns for Japan, it has become increasingly necessary for the island nation to...
Oct 18, 20152 min read
Insecurity in General Aviation
Presently, there are vulnerabilities within general aviation that terrors can exploit.[1] Shockingly, little has been done since the...
Oct 12, 20156 min read
Espionage and the 21st Century – Data Breaches
As the United States moves further into the 21st century, it is interesting to consider how the data breaches of today compare to similar...
Oct 12, 20153 min read
Do Border Searches Violate American’s Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age?
Imagine taking a weekend road trip to Mexico with a group of friends. Your vehicle is one of about sixty-two million that have crossed...
Mar 18, 20154 min read
What's in a Name: China and Japan’s Claim to Territorial Islands and President Obama’s ‘Pivot T
Five barren rocks in the East China Sea, over 100 miles from shore, are home to a growing international dispute between China, Japan, and...
Mar 10, 20153 min read
Exploring the President's Draft AUMF
President Obama sent to Congress on February 11 his draft proposal for a joint resolution authorizing the use of military force against...
Feb 28, 20154 min read
UK's New Counter-Terrorism and Security Act: How Far is Too Far?
On February 8, 2015, the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act of 2015 (“Act”), the United Kingdom’s newest anti-terrorism legislation,...
Feb 23, 20154 min read
The AUMF Draft Notes – President Promises to Eat His Broccoli
For months, national security law experts have quietly and not–so–quietly complained that the President’s legal rationale to conduct...
Feb 20, 20153 min read
‘Roving Patrol’ Abuses and the Demand for Transparency: The ACLU and its FOIA Request to the DHS and
On February 10, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) filed a lawsuit against the...
Feb 17, 20155 min read
The President and The Prime Minister: a 21st Century Bromance
U.S. President Barack Obama has been getting along well with conservatives lately – only these conservatives are 7.5 thousand miles...
Feb 16, 20154 min read
Locked Out: The (Un)Constitutionality of Revoking the Passports of Americans Fighting for ISIS
The Syrian conflict is now entering its fourth year. What began as a struggle for democratic reform has been perverted into a brutal...
Jan 27, 20156 min read
We The People a.k.a. Americans Only
“We the people” is a term largely taken for granted within the United States. The Constitution’s Preamble first introduced American’s to...
Nov 27, 20144 min read
Harder than it Looks: Cutting ISIS’s Financing
The wake of the September 11th,, 2001 terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center in New York City drew the world’s attention to the...
Nov 25, 20143 min read
Relabeling Piracy: The Story of Maritime Terrorism
On April 13, 2010, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13536 stating that the making of any “contribution or provision of...
Nov 20, 20145 min read
Climate Change: A Threat to our National Security?
Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took the world stage in October of this year asserting that climate...
Nov 18, 20143 min read
In Defense of Using Force Against Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran’s nuclear weapons program is inextricably linked to the national security of the United States. The program first came under...
Oct 21, 20143 min read
The New Frontier: Cyberspace
We all use it. From filing taxes to shopping, the Internet and cyberspace have been deeply entrenched into the every day lives of the...
Apr 3, 20143 min read
New Year's Resolution
The definition of a word is meant to be a singular idea. In the evolution of usage and the blending of disparate cultures, naturally an...
Mar 21, 20144 min read
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