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China’s Strategic Ambiguity and Shifting Approach to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
On April 13, China’s delegation to United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems announced the “desire to negotiate and conclude” a new protocol for the Convention on ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The federal judge for the southern district of New York denied President Trump’s request to review the materials seized by the FBI from the home, office, and hotel room of Michael Cohen, the president’s ... -
Document: Government Notice of Intention to Transfer John Doe
On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a notice informing the D.C. federal district court of the government's intention to transfer the detained John Doe U.S.-citizen enemy combatant to the custody of ... -
Document: Supreme Court Rules U.S. v. Microsoft Moot
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Microsoft, also known as Microsoft-Ireland, that the Cloud Act has rendered the case moot. The court’s per curiam opinion is below. -
The National Security Law Podcast: Friday Was Quite a Month
In light of the amazing developments last Friday, we decided to move the show up to today. Tune in for discussion of five things that happened just that one day: -
Document: White House Letter of Notice to Congress on Syria Strike
The White House has released the following text of a letter sent to the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate to serve as notice of military engagement in Syria on April 13, consis... -
Trump Launched a Punitive Strike on Syria. Now What?
U.S. Launches Punitive Strikes on Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Facilities -
A Primer on the Corker-Kaine Draft AUMF
No time to read the draft 2018 authorization for use of military force? I’m not sure this post is all that much shorter, but at least it’s not written in statutory format. The following is my assessment ... -
The Blurred Distinction Between Armed Conflict and Civil Unrest: Recent Events in Gaza
On April 6, for the third weekend in a row, Palestinians residents of Gaza confronted the Israeli Defense Forces near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. According to Palestinian sources, ov... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: News Roundup
In episode 212 of the podcast, Stewart is at RSA, and Brian Egan, Maury Shenk, and Pete Jeydel of Steptoe are joined by David Kris and Nate Jones of Culper Partners LLC to cover the good, the bad and the... -
Document: Draft Counterterrorism Authorization for Use of Military Force
Sens. Bob Corker, Tim Kaine, Jeff Flake, Chris Coons, Todd Young, and Bill Nelson introduced the following draft authorization for use of military force against designated terrorist groups on Monday: -
Syria Strikes: Legitimacy and Lawfulness
“Justified, legitimate and proportionate.” These are the words that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at an emergency United Nations Security Council session and the director of the Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenne...
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