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A Law of Armed Conflict Analysis of the Ukraine Conflict
By Justin Malzac It goes without saying that the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster. Some estimates...
Mar 11, 202211 min read
The Importance of Analyzing Homeland Security Issues through the Lenses of Critical Race Theory
By Wayne Rash, III – Online Editor, National Security Law Brief Critical Race Theory (CRT), once an “obscure school of thought in legal...
Jan 4, 20223 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...
Mar 10, 20214 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,...
Jan 9, 20213 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 25, 20203 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 15, 20204 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...
Aug 2, 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 18, 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...
Jul 4, 20203 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...
Jun 26, 20205 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 28, 20203 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...
Apr 22, 20205 min read
Why Geofencing Violates the Fourth Amendment Post-Carpenter
By Daniel de Zayas As technology advances, new forms of data are created, providing new avenues for law enforcement to investigate...
Apr 13, 20206 min read
The National Security Exception to the First Amendment Prohibition on Prior Restraints
By Bree Evans The release of former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton’s memoir has been held up while the National...
Apr 10, 20204 min read
The Department of Defense’s Inconsistent Response to Extremists in the Ranks
By Christopher Nelson On February 11, 2020, I attended a hearing in front of the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel regarding white...
Apr 6, 20204 min read
“No Magic Words”: The Senate’s Effort to Restrain Trump’s War Powers Against Iran
By Michael Thompson Introduction In February of this year, the Senate passed a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 68) by a bipartisan vote of 55...
Apr 3, 20204 min read
Confronting Space Debris with the Space Force
By Katie Eige NASA estimates that currently more than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk” are orbiting the Earth. This debris can...
Mar 13, 20203 min read
The Right of Return for the ISIS Bride
By Casey Hare-Osifchin It is often believed to be a fundamental right to be able to travel in and out of your home country. However, the...
Mar 12, 20204 min read
The Expansion of the CFIUS
By Gareth Bowen The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) oversight scope has expanded under the Foreign...
Mar 6, 20203 min read
Will the United States Turn the National Security Exception into the Rule in Trade?
By Devin Russo The Trump Administration has made bolstering American industry against imports from other nations one of its keystone...
Jan 22, 20203 min read
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