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Nov 26, 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 21, 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...
Oct 27, 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 17, 20184 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),...
May 19, 20184 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...
Apr 26, 20185 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 25, 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 24, 20184 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...
Mar 21, 20184 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 19, 20183 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...
Feb 27, 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 25, 20183 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 19, 20184 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 9, 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 6, 20185 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...
Jan 24, 20182 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 22, 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 10, 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,...
Dec 22, 20174 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...
Nov 21, 20173 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...
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