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The OPM Data Breach: Implications for Covert Employees
The 2014 breach of the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) databases affected over 20 million people who had background investigations...
Oct 14, 20183 min read
The National Security Implications of the Chinese Acquisition of GNC Holdings, Inc.
By Max Raileanu The U.S. Department of the Treasury describes the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) as being...
Oct 6, 20183 min read
Reflection on the Death of Senator John McCain
There are some deaths, in the history of a nation, a people, or a land, where their force and their impact seem to echo like a roar of...
Sep 1, 20182 min read
New War, Same Problem: Why the AUMF Needs To Be Updated
By: Joseph Epstein The United States Department of Defense has been conducting extensive operations throughout Africa against several...
May 19, 20184 min read
In the Absence of Legal Authority: U.S. Airstrikes in Syria
By: Katherine Youssouf On Friday night, April 13th, at the order of the President, the United States launched a series of precision...
Apr 26, 20185 min read
Fighting Poaching Fights Terrorism
By Frank E. Waliczek Africa is home to a growing number of terrorist organizations seeking expansion funds, as well as to a dwindling...
Apr 25, 20185 min read
Rechristening Nuclear Superiority
By: Ammar Hussain On March 1st, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had completed testing the “Satan 2,” a new...
Apr 24, 20184 min read
Harlem Suarez and the Standard for Entrapment
By: Andrew Glenn On July 25, 2015, a team of FBI agents broke cover with guns drawn and surrounded a white Toyota Camry in a Benihana...
Apr 2, 20183 min read
The Guantanamo Bay Executive Order
By: Rachel Bauer Guantanamo Bay will continue to stay open and active. On January 30, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order,...
Mar 28, 20183 min read
Avoiding the Turnip: US Navy Vessel Collisions and Tort Liability
By: Ian Jones-Muñiz “When you’re figuring out who to sue, remember to avoid any parties that may be a turnip. Why? Because no matter how...
Mar 27, 20183 min read
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The Application of Economic Pressure to North Korea at Sea: Blockade or Quarantine?
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the...
Mar 26, 20184 min read
Not Without a Letter of Marque: The Constitutional Requirement Regarding the Use of Armed Private Mi
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USCG, DHS, or the...
Mar 22, 20185 min read
Why the First Step to Re-Characterizing Mass Shootings Starts with Banning Bump Stocks
By: Abigail Kittredge More than 15,000 Americans die each year from guns. Mass shootings have plagued communities in the U.S. for almost...
Mar 21, 20184 min read
Announcing the Spring 2018 Symposium
The National Security Law Brief is proud to announce the panelists and keynote speaker for the Spring 2018 Symposium on the law of the...
Mar 21, 20181 min read
INCSEA and the Persistence of Dangerous Intercepts
By: Dale Ton In January, a Russian Air Force fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the Black Sea. During the...
Mar 19, 20183 min read
The SPACE Act, an Expanding Commercial Space Sector, and U.S. National Security
By: Frank E. Waliczek The world watched in awe as the United States put the first man on the moon in 1969 during the “Space Race” against...
Mar 18, 20184 min read
Attacking Opium Processing Labs in Afghanistan: Cutting a vital source of funding for terrorism
By: Amanda Swietlik The production and trafficking of narcotics, including opium and heroin, have long been major sources of revenue for...
Feb 27, 20184 min read
Unintended Consequences: How relief for the victims of Iran’s earthquake is hindered by the Iran San
By Charlie Lyons After determining that Iran was noncompliant with international agreements aimed at reducing their nuclear capabilities,...
Feb 25, 20183 min read
The President’s Authority to Disclose Information, and the National Security Threat of the Nunes Mem
By: Maximilian Raileanu Introduction A couple of times over the past year, the Trump Administration has come under heavy fire for the...
Feb 19, 20184 min read
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