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Malik Ahmad Jalal argues that the Sri Lankan military's fight against the Tamil Tigers offers lessons for an effective, replicable counterinsurgency strategy in future conflicts.
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Mission Possible: How Intelligence Evidence Rules Can Save UN Terrorist Sanctions
Vanessa Baehr-Jones addresses the tension between due process and targeting terrorist financing in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1267.
The Legality of Killing Osama bin Laden
By Stephen M. Pezzi – On Sunday, May 1st, an elite unit of U.S. Navy SEALs carried out a raid on a fortified home in Abottabad, Pakistan, during which Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by two American bullets. Although the details surrounding the raid are not completely known, information has been seeping out to the public (often correcting, [...]
Beyond Guantanamo: Two Constitutional Objections to Nonmilitary Preventive Detention
Eric Sandberg-Zakian analyzes two major constitutional challenges to a nonmilitary preventative detention scheme.
Osama bin Laden Dead After Firefight with U.S. Forces
President Obama announced that in an operation involving U.S. Navy SEALs, Osama bin Laden has been killed and his body recovered by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. NSJ Advisor Board members address the legal and strategic implications of the killing.
ICJ Upholds Russian Preliminary Objections in Georgia Dispute
By Brian Itami -- The ICJ ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a dispute relating to the South Ossetian conflict, leaving the potential convergence between international humanitarian law and human rights law unresolved.
Rule of Law in Iraq and Afghanistan?
On April 18, Brigadier General Mark Martins received the Harvard Law School Medal of Freedom. He delivered remarks about his experiences operating under and encouraging the rule of law in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Developing Legal Framework for Defensive and Offensive Cyber Operations
Steven G. Bradbury's keynote address for the 2011 National Security Journal Symposium, "Cybersecurity: Law, Privacy, and Warfare in a Digital World."
The Cost of “Empty Words”: A Comment on the Justice Department’s Libya Opinion
Michael J. Glennon argues that the Office of Legal Counsel's opinion on the President's authority to use force in Libya is unconvincing.
Juan Zarate Asks, “Whither the Arab Spring?”
By James Moxness -- The newest member of the NSJ Advisory Board, Juan Zarate, gave a lecture last week concerning the recent political upheaval in the Middle East, what it means for U.S. counter-terrorism policy, and the future of Al Qaeda.
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