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Feb 12, 20237 min read
#SpyBalloon: The Hashtag That Made Us Consider National Security Law
By: Sindi Connell & Sophia Navedo-Quinones The year kicked off with what can only be described as the most unexpected trending topic on...


Mar 9, 20224 min read
Blowback Builds with the Vaccine Mandate on the Horizon
By Drake Birnbaum In an attempt to end the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden delivered Executive Orders 14042 and 14043 which require...


Dec 2, 20202 min read
Tiktok is the Least of our Concerns—A Look at Data Brokers
By Heather Wilson The Trump Administration is waging a war against TikTok, citing national security concerns regarding TikTok’s vast...


Nov 25, 20203 min read
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...

Nov 1, 20203 min read
How the Insurrection Act might have an Impact on Election Night
By Regina DiMaggio In less than six months, the obscure Insurrection Act has become a hot topic within the law enforcement and legal...


Sep 28, 20204 min read
How TikTok Became the Center of a Data Privacy Showdown
By Victoria Tinker Over the past weekend, from September 18 to September 20, 2020, TikTok’s standoff with the Trump administration...


Aug 2, 20203 min read
The Legal Basis for International Travel Bans in the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Justin Tobey With over a million and a half cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the United States is home...


Jun 26, 20205 min read
Mere Biological Agent or Weapon of Mass Destruction? The Prosecution of “Bioterrorism” in the Pandem
By Michael Thompson Introduction This past Memorial Day weekend saw the thirtieth anniversary of the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism...


Apr 10, 20204 min read
The National Security Exception to the First Amendment Prohibition on Prior Restraints
By Bree Evans The release of former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton’s memoir has been held up while the National...


Apr 6, 20204 min read
The Department of Defense’s Inconsistent Response to Extremists in the Ranks
By Christopher Nelson On February 11, 2020, I attended a hearing in front of the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel regarding white...


Mar 13, 20203 min read
Confronting Space Debris with the Space Force
By Katie Eige NASA estimates that currently more than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk” are orbiting the Earth. This debris can...

Mar 12, 20204 min read
The Right of Return for the ISIS Bride
By Casey Hare-Osifchin It is often believed to be a fundamental right to be able to travel in and out of your home country. However, the...


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 12, 20193 min read
Time to Face the (Climate) Changes
By Scout Henninger As the United States faces increasing challenges related to the rapidly-changing climate, the Department of Defense...


Nov 6, 20194 min read
The Notre Dame Fire: Just How Safe Are Our Cultural Sites?
By Bree Evans In April 2019, the world was completely captivated for hours when a fire broke out in Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral....


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 30, 20193 min read
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...


Oct 28, 20196 min read
Watching the Watchmen: Do the FBI’s new Section 702 Querying Procedures Comply with the Fourth Amend
By Tucker Kelleher-Brozost On October 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released opinions by the U.S Foreign...


Oct 16, 20192 min read
The Rise of Facial Recognition Technology in Airports
By Kimiya Gilani Facial recognition technology is rising in many facets of everyday life. Whether it is being used to unlock phones,...
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