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Watching the Watchers: Legal Effects of the Section 702 Renewal
By: Carly Nuttall The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) first became law in 1978. Broadly speaking, FISA is a federal law that...
Feb 18, 20184 min read


Two Minutes To Midnight, Thirty-Eight To Safety: Nuclear Preparedness in the Wake of Hawaii’s Debacl
By: Alix Bruce On January 13, 2018, Hawaii was in a state of terror for a full thirty-eight minutes when an emergency management worker...
Feb 9, 20184 min read


Legally Banned: An Overview of President Trump’s Immigration Bans
By: Ammar Hussain On January 27, 2017, seven days after taking office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed to bar...
Feb 6, 20185 min read


Creation of a National Security Court
By: Sarah Watkins Following the recent terror attack in New York, President Donald Trump expressed his desire to send the suspected...
Jan 24, 20182 min read


The Kurdish Referendum and the Possibility of Secession: A US Choice
By: Rachel Bauer In a referendum on September 25, 2017, approximately 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds in northern Iraq voted...
Jan 23, 20184 min read


The Legal Irrelevance of the IRGC 13224 Designation
By: Sam Cutler On October 13, 2017, President Trump designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Specially Designated...
Jan 22, 20184 min read


“Fix NICS”: Potential Emergence of Further Gun Regulations
By Leemor Banai On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman became the first mass shooter in American history. He killed seventeen people,...
Jan 10, 20184 min read


The Spirit of North Americanism for Security and Diplomacy: A Case Study of the U.S. – Mexico
By: Irving Vidal Terrazas Over the last eighteen months, the long lasting stable relationship between Mexico and the United States (U.S.)...
Jan 6, 20184 min read


China and the Manmade Islands: Responses from the Obama Administration and the Trump Administration
By Lauren Stimpert Since at least 2015, China has been constructing a series of artificial islands, including building on Mischief Reef...
Dec 31, 20173 min read


Islamophobia: A Cause of Domestic Terrorist Attacks
By Jaime Rosenberg, December 22, 2017 The Islamic State (ISIS) has instilled fear into nations world-wide after conducting over 70...
Dec 22, 20174 min read


The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act and Implications on Foreign Sovereign Immunity
By Robb Davies Following the enactment of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in September 2016, U.S. law permits...
Dec 19, 20174 min read


A New Administration and Sanctions on Russia
By Sammy Hamed Every election has consequences, and every new administration brings with it new policy changes, both domestically and...
Nov 21, 20173 min read


Shooting Down North Korean Missiles: A Legal Last Resort
By Joseph R. Epstein The 2017 threat assessment from the Director of National Intelligence labeled Russia, China, Iran, and The...
Nov 20, 20174 min read


Critical Questions for the Critical Infrastructure Designation for Financial Services
By Anthony Bjelke This past September, several institutions, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the credit rating...
Nov 18, 20174 min read
Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and Free Speech: How far is too far?
By Alix Bruce In the wake of the slaying of Heather Heyer at a counter-protest to a neo-Nazi protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, a...
Nov 17, 20174 min read


Annual Review of National Security Law
The 27th Annual Review of the field of National Security Law is taking place today November 16th, and tomorrow Friday, November 17th....
Nov 16, 20171 min read


A National Security Crisis: President Trump’s Repeal of the Clean Power Plan and U.S. Removal from t
By: Abigail Kittredge One of the most significant and controversial crises facing Americans today is climate change. Despite a minority...
Nov 15, 20174 min read


Updates Pending: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in the Microsoft Ireland Case
By: Jen Goss, November 13, 2017 In October, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of United States v. Microsoft Corp. A...
Nov 13, 20173 min read


Kaspersky, the NSA, and Data Breaches: Bad Security Practices
By Ryan Johnston – November 5, 2017 The NSA is one of the foremost agencies responsible for collecting data in the United States, but it...
Nov 5, 20175 min read


The TSA’s Power to Screen and Prohibit Certain Electronic Devices on Airlines
By John R. Burns On October 31, 2015, a Russian A321-200 airliner, operated by Metrojet, was blown out of the sky by an Islamic State of...
Oct 29, 20173 min read
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