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Cyber-Attacks in the Media
Espionage is a lot like a biological virus. Spies find ways to gather information, and those with information that needs protecting –...
Mar 13, 20123 min read
Targeted Force Against U.S. Citizens
Kevin Johnson noted in USA Today: “In his most forceful defense yet of the Obama administration’s use of lethal force a gainst US...
Mar 8, 20121 min read
U.S. Military to Set War Crimes Precedent with Ali Musa Daqduq
The New York Times recently reported that the Office of Military Commissions has commenced filing charges against Ali Musa Daqduq...
Mar 5, 20123 min read
CIA Suspends Drone Strikes in Pakistan: National Security vs. State Sovereignty
Sources within the US government recently confirmed that the CIA has suspended drone missile strikes in Pakistan in an attempt to repair...
Jan 22, 20124 min read
New Burmese Roads: the Myanmar Regime Builds for the Future
2011 has been a year of dramatic change in the international arena. Late winter saw the flames of the Arab Spring spread across the...
Jan 22, 20123 min read
U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: Is a “mistake” the cause of the temporary severance?
A much anticipated U.S. report based on an investigation into the deaths of 24 Pakistani Soldiers claim that fault is due to weakening...
Jan 14, 20123 min read
Americans Detained: The Congressional Debate on Whether to Prohibit the Indefinite Military Detentio
On December 2,2011, the Senate passed The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a detainee provision that leaves...
Jan 14, 20124 min read
U.S. regulation on China-related space activities and its effectiveness in the market
A Chinese Long March 3B rocket successfully placed Eutelsat’s W3C commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer...
Jan 12, 20123 min read
National Security Advisors to Top Republican Nominees Have Strong Defense Industry Ties
Much has been said about the controversial provision in the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act that allegedly allows for the...
Jan 8, 20123 min read
Bradley Manning and Daniel Ellsberg: Heroic or Traitorous Leakers?
Ever since Bradley Manning was placed in military custody for leaking sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks while serving as an...
Jan 8, 20123 min read
How the Guantanamo Bay Trial Will Test the Obama Administration’s Overhaul of the Tribunals System
Ever since its post-9/11 War on Terror declaration, the United States has faced continuous scrutiny over its detention, treatment, and...
Dec 28, 20113 min read
Administration Drops Veto Threat, Will Sign Indefinite Detention Bill
The Obama Administration this month abandoned an earlier commitment to veto a new bill permitting indefinite military detention without...
Dec 28, 20115 min read
Keystone XL: National Security Arguments Hide Real Debate
No large pipeline project in recent memory has gotten more press than Keystone XL, a pipeline proposed by TransCanada to carry oil from...
Dec 26, 20115 min read
The Arsenal of Democracy: The Export Reform Control Imitative
With the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drawing down and massive budget cuts either being instituted or being predicted United States...
Dec 22, 20114 min read
Fast and Furious Operation Sheds Light on Dangerous Border: A Look at Gun Laws and Renewal of the Fe
At his recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the controversial “Fast and Furious” operation, Attorney General Eric...
Dec 21, 20114 min read
Executive Transition: The Death of Kim Jong-il
Word came from North Korea by state newscast that their leader for decades, Kim Jong-il had died on December 17, 2011. The United States...
Dec 19, 20113 min read
Redefining Intelligence: The Drug Enforcement Agency's War in Mexico
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is reinventing the use of American intelligence assets. Drawing on lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Dec 18, 20113 min read
National Security Law Brief: Volume II, Issue I has arrived!
The National Security Law Brief is proud to announce the arrival of the latest print edition. The .pdf version of Volume II, issue I is...
Dec 10, 20111 min read
National Cybersecurity – Two Regulatory Solutions to a Growing Problem
October was the Department of Homeland Security’s eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but in many ways, 2011 was the...
Dec 3, 20114 min read
Mandatory HPV Vaccination Debate: Is it a Threat to National Security?
[retweet]Jacobson v. Massachusetts and the mandatory smallpox vaccinations of Cambridge, Massachusetts have commonly been used to justify...
Dec 3, 20114 min read
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