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The U.S. v. the ICJ: The Increasing Humanitarian Costs of Sanctioning Iran
By Charlie Lyons On October 3, 2018 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the United States to remove any impediments to...
Dec 4, 20183 min read
Was Jamal Khashoggi Warned – and If Not, What Now?
By Maria Stratienko At 1:30 PM on October 2, 2018, prominent journalist and activist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian...
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Walking the Line: The Use of Military Personnel to Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border
By: Daniel de Zayas As 2018 marches to a close, a migrant caravan marches closer to the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking asylum for...
Nov 30, 20184 min read
Far Right Extremism on the Rise: How US Law and Policy Falls Short in Preventing and Prosecuting Dom
By Helina Daniel With increased acts of domestic terrorism in the US, far right extremism is a growing threat in the US. The rise of...
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Changes in Military Attitudes Toward Cultural Heritage Law
By: Bree Evans In 1954, the world gathered and produced the first-ever international treaty for the protection of cultural heritage: the...
Nov 28, 20184 min read
Election Security in an Age of Electoral Cyber Warfare
By: Maria Latimer Election security has been an immense topic of debate since President Donald Trump secured the 2016 Presidential...
Nov 27, 20183 min read
Law Enforcement’s Use or Abuse of Biometric Passcodes?
By: Andrew Fiedler The iPhone Model 5S introduced Touch ID, which gave users the ability to use fingerprints to quickly access their...
Nov 26, 20183 min read
United States Poorly Positioned to Rebut Russian Arctic Territorial Claims
By: Daniel Wiltshire Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the blogger and are not to be construed as official or...
Nov 25, 20183 min read
Sanctions Placed on Saudi Arabian Individuals Because of the Killing of Khashoggi
By: Jaime Rosenberg On October 2, 2018, a well-known journalist and critic of the Saudi government, Jamal Khashoggi, was murdered in the...
Nov 21, 20183 min read
The Living Alliance: Montenegro’s Accession to NATO
By: Trevor Herden Montenegro, nestled between Serbia and the Adriatic Sea in the Balkans, is home to about 600,000 people, split largely...
Nov 20, 20184 min read
Defending Against the Threat of Cyber Attacks and Its Legal Implications
By: Kimiya Gilani The rising threat and implementation of cyberattacks from foreign actors has compromised the basic foundation of...
Nov 19, 20183 min read
How Changing Geography in the Arctic Poses a Challenge to American Economic and National Security
By: Jackson Garrity Climate change is a major concern to U.S. national security interests. Fifty percent of Department of Defense sites...
Nov 13, 20184 min read
U.S. Withdrawal and a Path Toward INF Treaty Compliance
By: Patrick Dozier On December 8, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S.S.R. General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the...
Nov 5, 20184 min read
China’s Growing Influence in Africa: Implications for the United States
By Helina Daniel Introduction As the Trump administration indicated in its 2017 National Security Strategy, Africa is a continent of...
Nov 5, 20183 min read
U.S. Options for the ICC’s Possible Afghanistan Investigation
By: David Johnson The Rome Statute was adopted on July 17, 1998, and went into effect on July 1 2002, establishing the ICC. The ICC has...
Oct 30, 20184 min read
Defining National Security: How Expansive is the President’s Section 232 Tariff Authority
By: Anthony Bjelke Many lawyers outside the core of international trade practice have recently become more familiar with Section 232 of...
Oct 27, 20184 min read
Due Process in the Drone Era
By Alexa Potter Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and as a means of self-defense, Congress passed...
Oct 20, 20183 min read
The Potential Implications of Revoking a Federal Career Employee’s Security Clearance Based on
By Katelyn Davis Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of...
Oct 19, 20183 min read
Regulating the Second Amendment in an Era of Mass Shootings
By Maria Latimer The term “school shooting” used to be synonymous with only a few American events: Kent State in 1970, Columbine in 1999,...
Oct 18, 20183 min read
The Future of Military and National Service
By: Robb Davies In 2016, former President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17 NDAA),...
Oct 17, 20184 min read
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