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With New North Korea Sanctions in Place, All Eyes Are on China
President Donald Trump released an executive order yesterday declaring, in effect, the time has come for the international community—China, in particular—to choose sides over North Korea. -
NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell Remarks on Section 702 Oversight
NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell delivered the following speech on September 14, 2017 at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security. Good afternoon, and thank you for having me here toda... -
The Supreme Court and Military Control of Civil Offices
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Supreme Court said Sept. 28 that it would hear a consolidated argument concerning the petitions addressed in this article. -
President Trump Ponders Changes to the Lethal Force Policy Constraints: What You Need to Know
Are we about to see a significant shift in U.S. government policy relating to the use of targeted lethal force for counterterrorism purposes? Maybe, according to an important article by Charlie Savage ... -
Rational Security: The “Age of Flynnocence” Edition
Robert Mueller serves warrants in the Russia investigation. Donald Trump makes his first appearance before the UN General Assembly. And Mike Flynn’s work on a private nuclear energy deal raises new quest... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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Mosul Eyes Kurdish Referendum
Editor's Note: The authors recently traveled to Erbil and Baghdad to conduct interviews with Iraqi officials, international actors from the U.S.-led coalition, and others on the ground. This piece origin... -
Brexit Negotiations Phase One: Winter Is Coming
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
World leaders have expressed a range of reactions to President Trump’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the AP reported. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the address as a bold and co... -
Reply Brief Filed on Cert in Al Bahlul
Yesterday, Ali Hamza Al Bahlul filed his reply brief on cert in Bahlul v. U.S., which challenges the retroactive designation of conspiracy as a war crime in military commissions. Here's the brief: -
Great Power Competition and the AI Revolution: A Range of Risks to Military and Strategic Stability
Today’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt and destabilize the existing military balance—and not necessarily for the reasons that have captured popular imagination. The potentia... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Enemy Combatants, Agents of Foreign Powers
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore three big national security law developments from the past few days. First up: The news that the FISC, on two separate occasions, issued or...
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