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Sign Her Up? Women and Selective Service in a Post-Rostker v. Goldberg Era
The Selective Service System was first adopted in 1917 prior to the United States’ participation in World War I.[1] After the country...
Mar 3, 20163 min read
North Korea and The Outer Space Treaty
On February 7, 2016, North Korea fired a rocket into outer space. Within minutes, the United States received news from North Korea’s...
Mar 3, 20163 min read
Backdoors: National Security versus the Fourth Amendment
As citizens of the United States, we rely on our nation’s foundation of rights as defined by the Constitution. These fundamental rights...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
Congress Should Consider NATO to Fill Gaps in European Security
The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel released its final report in September...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
Human Rights Derogation in France in Response to Terrorism
The Paris terrorist attacks that took place on November 13, 2015, prompted the French government to declare and subsequently extend a...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
The White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan and What it Could Mean to the States
President Obama recently released the White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) last Tuesday.[1] After a hacker released a...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
When Free Speech Becomes Material Support: § 2339 and the Private Sector’s Role in Combatting
It is well documented that ISIS and other terrorist organizations have made great use of social media platforms to advance their...
Mar 3, 20165 min read
iConstitution: How Apple is using the Constitution as a basis for its argument against the FBI
It’s quite difficult to imagine exactly what the Framers of the Constitution would think of the construal of their document to protect...
Feb 29, 20164 min read
U.S. National Security Interests and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. These words,...
Feb 22, 20163 min read
National security trumps your constitutional rights, at least civilly
The D.C. Circuit recently held in Meshal v. Higgenbotham [1] that an individual cannot sue federal officials for damages stemming from...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Legally Fighting Foreign Entities
Is it legal for a U.S. citizen to fight for a foreign entity? Yes, under certain guidelines and restrictions. I will analyze the relevant...
Jan 5, 20163 min read
Loudspeakers: The Winning Strategy Against North Korea? – Part I
Tensions have been raised again this month on the Korean peninsula. Despite the report that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s plan to...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Cyber Security Threats Offer New Legal Challenge to Holding Spies Responsible for Espionage
In December 2014, naturalized US citizen Mostafa Ahmed Awwad was arrested by the FBI for attempting to sell blueprints of the US Navy’s...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Right Wing Extremists vs. Jihadist Terrorists: What’s the Bigger National Security Threat?
Gregory Coutros Right Wing Extremists vs. Jihadist Terrorists: What’s the Bigger National Security Threat? The United States faces terror...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Concerns With Strengthening The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
The attacks in Paris raised concerns on both sides of the Atlantic after investigators discovered a Syrian passport near the remains of...
Jan 5, 20165 min read
Economics and Tech Giants in Sino-American Relations
Thinking of China and Chinese history, certain things come immediately to mind. The Great Leap Forward, an economic and social campaign...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
Should The United States Heighten Airport Security Abroad?
We all know the process, remove all liquids from your bag, place your shoes on the x-ray belt, walk through the metal detector, etc....
Jan 5, 20162 min read
The Third Party Records Doctrine in the Digital Age
In 2013, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s concurring opinion in United States v. Jones received effusive media coverage.[1] In Jones,...
Jan 5, 20164 min read
NATO Article V and the United States’ Role in the Aftermath of the Paris Terror Attacks
Following the chaos and tragedy of the recent Paris terror attacks, geopolitical developments are sure to have massive implications in...
Nov 23, 20154 min read
The Impact of Infrastructure on National Security
The myopia of national security issues has focused specifically on military defense, nuclear weapons, and cyber security threats. While...
Nov 23, 20153 min read
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