Arctic Security is Heating Up
By Victoria Tinker The Arctic region is becoming a hot spot for global security and trade issues, and countries are rushing to stake...
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Mar 10, 20214 min read
The President’s Strike Against Iran-backed Militias in the Context of the War Powers Resolutio
By Lily Goff On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the United States conducted an air strike against Iran-backed militias located in Eastern...
Feb 19, 20214 min read
The Threat of China Will Persist Regardless of Who Is President
By Francesca Oliveira Many of the national security threats the Trump administration faced within the last four years will likely persist...
Jan 30, 20214 min read
The Paris Agreement: Security Threats Hiding Within the Reporting System
By Justin Tobey As the overwhelming majority of climate scientists understand, the Earth’s climate is changing as a result of humankind’s...
Jan 9, 20213 min read
The Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies
By Rachel Feinstein On November 22, 2020, the Trump administration officially withdrew the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies,...
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Ethiopia: Flood of Instability in the Horn of Africa
By Joshua Stanley Even with international events increasingly dominating the U.S. news cycle again, Ethiopia’s struggles have been...
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 28, 20203 min read
A Secure Election and an Insecure Transition
By Brooke Carloss The 2020 Election Outperformed Expectations In an eventful and often stressful year for many people across the United...
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 15, 20204 min read
Space: The Line Must Be Drawn…Where?
By David Manthos Where does air space end and outer space begin? Since 1966, the United States has persistently argued that this question...
Nov 6, 20203 min read
The “British Invasion” of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy? On the “ISIS Beatles” Case
By Michael Thompson On October 7, the Department of Justice announced an indictment against two members of the Islamic State of Iraq and...
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...
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Turkey’s Use of Mercenaries under International Law
By John Vatian 2020 has been a year for the history books; from Kobe Bryant’s death in January to President Trump recently contracting...
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...
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Continuity of Government Condition and the Intelligence Community’s Role
By Rachel Feinstein As our nation continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19, including large portions of our local, State, and...
Jul 4, 20203 min read
Starving National Security
By Joshua Stanley Few legal arenas are as amorphous as the realm of national security. It touches everything from Al Qaeda and nuclear...
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 28, 20203 min read
Election Security and the Partisan Fight for Voting Rights
By Nicole Carle Voting is at the heart of American democracy and the way of life in a free society. However, it has been proven that the...
Apr 22, 20205 min read
Justice Continues: Benghazi Masterminds Serving Time
By Sasha Brisbon On September 11, 2012, heavily armed Islamist militants launched an organized attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in...
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