By David D. Clark* and Susan Landau** — Click here to read the full text of the Essay As a result of increasing Internet insecurity — DDoS attacks, spam, cybercrime, and data theft — there have been calls for an Internet architecture that would link people to packets (the fundamental communications unit used in the Internet). The notion is that […]

By Eric Sandberg-Zakian* — Click here to read the full text of the Article Eric Sandberg-Zakian addresses nonmilitary preventive detention, a scheme that has gained support as a sensible alternative to holding suspected terrorists now that indefinite, unreviewable military detention is no longer an option. Such a program would empower the government to detain suspects who are potentially dangerous but […]

By Vanessa Baehr-Jones* — Click here to read the full text of the Article In this Article, Vanessa Baehr-Jones addresses the familiar tension between due process and the prosecution of counterterrorism operations, but does so through the less familiar context of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267, which targets terrorist financing. In the wake of the expanded employment of UNSCR […]

By Philip Alston* - Click here to read the full text of the Article This Article focuses on the accountability of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in relation to targeted killings, under both United States law and international law. As the CIA, often in conjunction with Department of Defense (DOD) Special Operations forces, becomes more and more deeply involved in […]

Vanessa Baehr-Jones addresses the tension between due process and targeting terrorist financing in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1267.

Arthur Rizer explores the national security implications of energy dependence and argues that a nuclear renaissance would greatly improve the United States’ national security.

James J. Saulino describes four legal frameworks for the conduct of counterterrorism in Pakistan and evaluates their effectiveness toward meeting U.S. strategic interests.

Daniel Geer’s essay on cybersecurity policy, found in NSJ Volume 1, has been nominated for the Third Annual Social Security Blogger Awards.

By Michael Schmitt - Click here to read the full text of the Article This article discusses how states attempt to fulfill their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law to respond to alleged violations of international law by their militaries during armed conflict. Part I lays out requirements under IHL to investigate and prosecute war […]

By Daphne Barak-Erez and David Scharia - Click here to view the full text of the Article In the recent case of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a criminal prohibition on advocacy carried out in coordination with, or at the direction of, a foreign terrorist organization is constitutionally permissible: it is not tantamount […]