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It's Time To Reform The U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process, Amy Gaudion
It's Time To Reform The U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process, Amy Gaudion
Faculty Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
Recognizing The Role Of Inspectors General In The U.S. Government's Cybersecurity Restructuring Task, Amy Gaudion
Recognizing The Role Of Inspectors General In The U.S. Government's Cybersecurity Restructuring Task, Amy Gaudion
Faculty Scholarly Works
Months prior to the 2015 public disclosure of a data breach at the U.S. government’s Office of Personnel and Management (OPM), the Office of the Inspector General for OPM issued a report that identified significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in a number of the agency’s information systems and IT security programs. In response to the 2020 SolarWinds supply chain hack, attributed to Russia, calls are underway for inspectors general to conduct audits and inspections and to review prior inspector general assessments of information systems and vulnerabilities at federal agencies. The use of inspectors general to assess information system vulnerabilities and …
Contemporary Practice Of The United States Relating To International Law, Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson
Contemporary Practice Of The United States Relating To International Law, Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson
Articles
In this section: • Iran and United States Continue to Implement Nuclear Deal, Although Disputes Persist • United States Continues to Challenge Chinese Claims in South China Sea; Law of the Sea Tribunal Issues Award Against China in Philippines-China Arbitration • U.S. Navy Report Concludes That Iran’s 2015 Capture of U.S. Sailors Violated International Law • United States Justifies Its Use of Force in Libya Under International and National Law • U.S. Drone Strike Kills Taliban Leader in Pakistan • U.S. Government Releases Casualty Report, Executive Order, and Presidential Policy Guidance Related to Its Counterterrorism Strike Practices • The Department …
The United States, In Comparative Counter-Terrorism, Sudha Setty
The United States, In Comparative Counter-Terrorism, Sudha Setty
Faculty Scholarship
The United States, like all other democratic nations that have suffered terrorist attacks, continues to struggle with questions of how to keep its population safe while maintaining the principles of democracy and the rule of law. This Book Chapter discusses the United States' counterterrorism policies, particularly since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the resulting changes in societal viewpoints, political agendas, and the legal authority to combat terrorism and threats of terrorism.
The government’s aggressive counterterrorism stance has influenced actions and policies outside the United States. The Author’s exploration of counterterrorism policies in the United States include: criminal law and …
China's Nine-Dashed Map: Maritime Source Of Geopolitical Tension, Bert Chapman
China's Nine-Dashed Map: Maritime Source Of Geopolitical Tension, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
The South China Sea (SCS) is becoming an increasingly contentious source of geopolitical tension due to its significance as an international trade route, possessor of potentially significant oil and natural gas resources, China’s increasing diplomatic and military assertiveness, and the U.S.’ recent and ongoing Pacific Pivot strategy. Countries as varied as China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and other adjacent countries have claims on this region’s islands and natural resources. China has been particularly assertive in asserting its SCS claims by creating a nine-dash line map claiming to give it de facto maritime control over this entire region without regard to …
Obama Doesn’T Deserve Deference On Drone Deaths, Lauren Carasik
Obama Doesn’T Deserve Deference On Drone Deaths, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
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Targeted Killing: United States Policy, Constitional Law, And Due Process, Mark Febrizio
Targeted Killing: United States Policy, Constitional Law, And Due Process, Mark Febrizio
Senior Honors Theses
The increased incorporation of targeted killing, primarily through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, into United States policy raises salient questions regarding its consistency with the U.S. Constitution. This paper contrasts interpretations of constitutional due process with the current legal framework for conducting targeted killing operations. The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution establishes the due process owed to U.S. citizens. This paper determines that the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, was accomplished in a manner inconsistent with constitutional due process and demonstrates an over-extension of executive branch power. This paper examines one scholarly recommendation that seeks to increase …
Warrant Canaries Beyond The First Amendment: A Comment, Jonathon Penney
Warrant Canaries Beyond The First Amendment: A Comment, Jonathon Penney
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Warrant canaries have emerged as an intriguing tool for Internet companies to provide some measure of transparency for users while also complying with national security laws. Though there is at least a reasonable argument for the legality of warrant canaries in the U.S. based primarily on First Amendment "compelled speech" doctrine, the same cannot be said for the use of warrant canaries in other "Five Eyes” intelligence agency countries — United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia — where the legality of warrant canaries has yet to be examined in either cases or scholarship. This comment, which provides an overview …
On “The Lure Of Strike”, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
On “The Lure Of Strike”, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Faculty Scholarship
This commentary is in response to the special commentary, “The Lure of Strike” by Conrad Crane published in the Summer 2013 issue of Parameters (vol. 43, no. 2).
Deference Or Abdication: A Comparison Of The Supreme Courts Of Israel And The United States In Cases Involving Real Or Perceived Threats To National Security, Eileen Kaufman
Scholarly Works
The Supreme Courts of Israel and the United States treat cases involving national security radically differently, or so it appears on the surface. The fact that the two courts make very different use of justiciability doctrines dramatically affects their willingness to decide “war on terrorism” cases that challenge aspects of national security programs as violative of individual rights. On the surface, the approaches of the two courts thus appear to be radically different, and indeed they are, at least with respect to their willingness to hear and decide cases in “real time” and in terms of their willingness to embrace …
Responses To The Five Questions, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Responses To The Five Questions, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Whole Lot Of Substance Or A Whole Lot Of Rhetoric? A Perspective On A Whole-Of-Government Approach To Security Challenges, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
A Whole Lot Of Substance Or A Whole Lot Of Rhetoric? A Perspective On A Whole-Of-Government Approach To Security Challenges, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
This short article discusses the continued imprisonment of Jonathan Pollard for spying for Israel, as well as that of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, imprisoned by Hamas. Also discussed are the inequalities of the negotiations for their release, leaving Israel and the U.S. in a bad light.
American Airpower In The 21st Century: Reconciling Strategic Imperatives With Economic Realities, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
American Airpower In The 21st Century: Reconciling Strategic Imperatives With Economic Realities, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Faculty Scholarship
“Vexing” is certainly the right word to describe the state of resource allocation in the national security community. Despite still sizable defense budgets, serious economic constraints combine with a wide range of complicated threats to create extremely difficult choices for policy makers. To help them work through the decision-making process, Congress mandates Quadrennial Defense Reviews (QDRs). QDRs “are intended to guide the services in making resource allocation decisions when developing future budgets.” The 2010 QDR rightly insists that “America’s interests and role in the world require armed forces with unmatched capabilities.”6 Recent resource decisions, however, do not provide much comfort …
Jews In Jail, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Languishes, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Sounds Of Silence, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Pollard And Priorities, Kenneth Lasson
Long Overdue, Kenneth Lasson
Energy And The Environment: Confronting Common Threats To Security, Lakshman Guruswamy
Energy And The Environment: Confronting Common Threats To Security, Lakshman Guruswamy
Publications
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Contemporary Social Problems, Georgia Briscoe