Legitimacy & the Limits of Command in Reformed Military Commissions

by harvardnsj | Apr 5, 2012 | Features, Online Edition

On April 3, 2012, Brigadier General Mark Martins, Chief Prosecutor for the U.S. Military Commissions, gave a talk entitled “Legitimacy & the Limits of Command in Reformed Military Commissions.” A transcript of the talk is available on Lawfare and the...

Upcoming Events: Brig. Gen. Mark Martins and the NSJ Symposium

by harvardnsj | Mar 29, 2012 | Features, Online Edition

Next week, the National Security Journal will be hosting two great events: a talk by Brig. Gen. Mark Martins and our yearly symposium. We very much hope to see you all there.

The CIA and Targeted Killings Beyond Borders

by harvardnsj | Jan 9, 2012 | Features, Main Volumes

Philip Alston, former UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, has written a fascinating article on targeted killings. The full text of the article is available here.

Volume 3, Issue 1

by harvardnsj | Jan 7, 2012 | Main Volumes

Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Harvard National Security Journal is now available online. The articles will be available on Westlaw and HeinOnline shortly.  

The Collapse of the Soviet Union

by harvardnsj | Dec 29, 2011 | Features, Online Edition

Marxist-Leninist doctrine predicted that capitalism would collapse on the “ash heap of history” as global communism triumphed as an economic system. Instead, 20 years ago last Sunday it was the vanguard of the international communist movement, the Soviet Union, which disintegrated.