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The New York Times and the Washington Post report that President Trump has imposed sanctions on 25 Iranian official and entities, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in response to Iran’s recent b... -
Another Iranian Missile Test(s): Explained
On Wednesday, U.S. National Security Advisor Michael T. Flynn condemned a recent Iranian missile launch and, perhaps more significantly, put “Iran on notice.” Flynn asserted: -
Gorkagate Fizzles Out
Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sebastian Gorka, a former national security and terrorism editor at Breitbart who now serves as an advisor to Steve Bannon on the National Security Co... -
What the “Interior Security” Executive Order does to Foreigners’ Privacy Rights
Last week, Adam Klein and Carrie Cordero persuasively argued against a broad reading of the Privacy Act language in the Executive Order on “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” ... -
Did Trump Scare Off the ICC?
A few weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released her latest update on the court's long-running inquiry into alleged crimes committed in... -
Salim v. Mitchell: ATS Suit Against CIA Contractors Survives Second Motion to Dismiss
The jurisdictional and procedural barriers are high for plaintiffs seeking to hold individuals liable for post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism programs. But a torture suit brought by alien plaintiffs against ... -
Best <s>Military Intelligence Foreign Policy</s> Political Advice: The Problem With National Security Presidential Memorandum 2
In 2012, I witnessed a scene that has been on my mind this week: then-Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough reprimanded a less experienced staffer for merely referencing the ongoing reelection... -
Water Wars: A Mixed Week for Alliance Management
Washington Re-Engages Asian Allies -
House of Cards: Building Our National Security on the Alt-Right’s Alternative Threats
In November, I cautioned that then-President-elect Trump’s appointment of Breitbart CEO Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and Michael “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL” Flynn as his national security adv... -
OLC Memo on Refugee Executive Order
The Department of Justice has released the Office of Legal Counsel memo assessing the legality of President Trump's executive order banning entry into the United States by refugees and immigrants from se... -
Is Steve Bannon’s Role on the National Security Council Actually Unprecedented?
In response to outcry over President Trump’s reorganization of the National Security Council—and particularly Steve Bannon’s elevation to the NSC and his permanent invite to the NSC’s Principals Committe... -
An Easy Win: Replenishing the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)
With this week’s White House announcement of an intent to nominate additional leadership officials at the Department of Justice, one of whom is current Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)...
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