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The Right To Privacy And Data Protection In Times Of Armed Conflict, Asaf Lubin, Russell Buchan

Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty

Contemporary warfare yields a profound impact on the rights to privacy and data protection. Technological advances in the fields of electronic surveillance, predictive algorithms, big data analytics, user-generated evidence, artificial intelligence, cloud storage, facial recognition, and cryptography are redefining the scope, nature, and contours of military operations. Yet, international humanitarian law offers very few, if any, lex specialis rules for the lawful processing, analysis, dissemination, and retention of personal information. This edited anthology offers a pioneering account of the current and potential future application of digital rights in armed conflict.

In Part I Mary Ellen O’Connell, Tal Mimran and Yuval …

The Culture Police: Manning The Barricades Of Allowable Art And Culture, Ramy Aly

Faculty Book Chapters

In this chapter I look at the history and ontology of censorship in Egypt from the Monarchical era to the present. I focus on the post-1952 era and how a tutelary state culture has been deployed as part of a broader cultural militarism. The chapter also covers the legislative architecture that has ensured a stranglehold on the part of syndicates and the creation of a broad range of crimes associated with art and culture production and exhibition.

Key Strategic Issues List (Ksil) 2021–2022, Steve Cunningham

Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs

New for Academic Years 2021-2022, the USAWC has published an updated Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL). The KSIL informs students, faculty, and external research associates of strategic topics requiring research and analysis. The USAWC in coordination with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), major commands throughout the Army, and the joint and interagency community has updated the Army's priorities for strategic analysis to address issues in the emerging strategic environment and to align with elements of the current Army Vision and Army Strategy. The USAWC will continue to address select topics as Integrated Research Projects and through other research efforts. …

Outplayed: Regaining Strategic Initiative In The Gray Zone, A Report Sponsored By The Army Capabilities Integration Center In Coordination With Joint Staff J-39/Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment Branch, Nathan P. Freier, Charles R. Burnett, William J. Cain Jr., Christopher D. Compton, Sean M. Hankard, Robert S. Hume, Gary R. Kramlich Ii, J. Matthew Lissner, Tobin A. Magsig, Daniel E. Mouton, Michael S. Muztafago, John F. Troxell, Dennis G. Wille, James M. Schultze

Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs

U.S. competitors pursuing meaningful revision or rejection of the current U.S.-led status quo are employing a host of hybrid methods to advance and secure interests contrary to those of the United States. These challengers employ unique combinations of influence, intimidation, coercion, and aggression to incrementally crowd out effective resistance, establish local or regional advantage, and manipulate risk perceptions in their favor. So far, the United States has not come up with a coherent countervailing approach. It is in this “gray zone”—the awkward and uncomfortable space between traditional conceptions of war and peace—where the United States and its defense enterprise face …

Efficiency In Bello And Ad Bellum: Making The Use Of Force Too Easy?, Kenneth Anderson

Contributions to Books

This article criticizes a widely asserted claim that drones make the resort to force and violence — war — “too easy.” Attractive on the surface to many, this article says that “too easy” is not a coherent notion as applied in war. The “too easy” argument comes in two forms, a moral argument and a maximization of social welfare argument. The maximization of social welfare version (on which the article focuses) frames “too easy” as a matter of creating an “inefficient” level of disincentive to use of force on account of insufficient risks to one’s own forces in so doing …

Defense Department Case File, Bern Porter

Security Files

Reports documenting Bern Porter's mental health while he was employed at Boeing in 1967.

U.S. Civil Service Committion Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

Documents reporting on investigations of Bern Porter during his time at Boeing in the middle to late 1960s, with testimony from coworkers and acquaintances.

United States Civil Service Commission Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

Testimony from an acquaintance of Bern Porter in Pasadena, describing the witness's impression of Porter's character and political loyaltiess., with information about Porter's international travel in the 1950s and '60s.

United States Civil Service Commission Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

Testimony from several former neighbords, landlords, and coworkers of Bern Porter, tending to describe him as odd, introverted, and poor with paying bills but otherwise not arousing suspicion.

U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January/February, 1967), Bern Porter

Security Files

An investigation into Bern Porter during his time as a teacher in Maine, including testimony from friends and acquaintances.

U.S. Civil Service Commission Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

A cover page to documents regarding an investigation conducted in New Hampshire.

Diplomats, Scientists, And Politicians: The United States And The Nuclear Test Ban Negotiations, Harold Karan Jacobson, Eric Stein

Michigan Legal Studies Series

This study began in 1961 as a limited attempt to assess the impact of science and modern technology on the negotiating process and concepts of international organization, using the test ban negotiations then in progress as a case study. When the Moscow Treaty was signed, however, it seemed wise to broaden the focus and to capture as many of the details as we could that might help to explain this first formal arms control agreement between East and West in the nuclear age. Our analysis is clearly not definitive, but hopefully, it will be a useful source, even after all …

Agent Report, Bern Porter

Security Files

A report on an interview conducted with the President of College of Advanced Science, Bern Porter's former employer.

Decision Of Appeal Tribunal, Bern Porter

Security Files

A decision denying Bern Porter's appeal for employment benefits from a teaching position in New Hampshire.

Letter To College Of Advanced Science, Bern Porter

Security Files

A letter from Bern Porter regarding his application for employment at New Hampshire's College of Advanced Science.

Recommended Rating Action, Bern Porter

Security Files

A report recommending further investigation into Bern Porter's mental health to determine his eligibility for employment.

U.S. Civil Service Commission Employment Questionnaire, Bern Porter

Security Files

A questionnaire returned to the U.S. Civil Service Commission by a former colleague of Bern Porter offering a very positive assessment of Porter's qualifications for employment.

Fbi File, Bern Porter

Security Files

An FBI file pertaining to Bern Porter, including employment history and reports of testimonies from former acquaintances of Porter.

U.S. Civil Service Commission Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

Responses to the Civil Service Commission from two former colleagues of Bern Porter at Convair Astronautics, describing the minor scandal that led to his resignation from the company; and another response from a former neighbor.

U.S. Civil Service Commission Report Of Investigation, Bern Porter

Security Files

A record of investigations of Bern Porter, including testimonies from former acquaintances in San Francisco.