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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... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea and labeled Iran a “rogue nation,” the New York Times reported. In remarks at the summit of world leaders... -
Presumptions of Regularity Do Not Insulate the President’s Travel Ban Motives from Judicial Review
“Regular” is not the first word that comes to mind when I think about the current president. The process that led to the travel ban is a perfect example of why. The original executive order was rushed ou... -
Kurdish Independence Referendum Draws Criticism and Threats, Saudi Arabia’s “Authoritarian Upgrading” Strategy, and the Gulf’s New Outreach to Israel
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Clashes (and Conflicts) of Interests: Trump White House Lawyers at Lunch and at War
By all accounts, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly understood that he needed to restore order to White House operations. He probably doubted that he would have to remind the lawyers for the president... -
Apply for the 2018 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition
The application period for the 2018 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition is open through November 13, 2017. The Clara Barton Competition is an annual legal simulation that replicates t...
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