Preventing Terrorism on the Homefront: The SIP-ELP-PVEUS and the State/Local Role
First things first: Welcome aboard, Steve! Now, to business:
This afternoon, the National Security Council the "Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States" (henceforth to be known as the SIP-ELP-PVEUS, at least to me). The document will be of interest to those who are interested in the domestic side of terrorism-prevention, and especially those interested in the complexities of the federal-state-local relationships in that context. If that is you, how
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First things first: Welcome aboard, Steve! Now, to business:
This afternoon, the National Security Council the "Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States" (henceforth to be known as the SIP-ELP-PVEUS, at least to me). The document will be of interest to those who are interested in the domestic side of terrorism-prevention, and especially those interested in the complexities of the federal-state-local relationships in that context. If that is you, however, don't just read the SIP-ELP-PVEUS; be sure to read Matt Waxman's detailed assessment of those relationships and the theoretical challenges and issues they entail, here (the paper is forthcoming in Stanford Law Review). NPR has more on the SIP-ELP-PVEUS here.
Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.
