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Mar 11, 202211 min read
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...
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 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,...
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...
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 13, 20206 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 10, 20204 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 6, 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 3, 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...
Mar 13, 20203 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 6, 20203 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...
Jan 22, 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...
Nov 26, 20194 min read
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a Foreign Terrorist Organization: Economic and Legal Implica
By Michael Thompson Overview The Trump Administration used Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (codified as 8 U.S.C. §...
Nov 12, 20193 min read
Time to Face the (Climate) Changes
By Scout Henninger As the United States faces increasing challenges related to the rapidly-changing climate, the Department of Defense...
Jul 19, 20193 min read
Effectiveness of Existing Legal Frameworks to Curtail Anti-Satellite Weapons Testing
By David Manthos On March 27, 2019, India announced their successful test of a kinetic anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon, using a missile to...
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