The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new attention to what many familiar with Guantánamo Bay have known for years: the military prison lacks the infrastructure, expertise, and equipment to manage and address emergent health issues, including a serious viral outbreak. In this article, defense attorney and former Judge Advocate in the US Air Force Annie Morgan… Continue reading Guantanamo Detention in the Time of COVID-19
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“Outside Experts”: Expertise and the Counterterrorism Industry in Social Media Content Moderation
Who’s the expert? The counterterrorism industry has often been described as a revolving door. Self-described “experts” move between military, intelligence, research, and academic circles creating the dominant, orthodox narratives that frame our collective understanding of terrorism and terrorist actors. As companies are under increasing pressure to address and respond to terrorist material on social media… Continue reading “Outside Experts”: Expertise and the Counterterrorism Industry in Social Media Content Moderation
The Selling of a Precedent: The Past as Constraint on Congressional War Powers?
Has precedent eroded Congress’s war powers? James Lebovic looks to the various standards of social-scientific inquiry to suggest that an exclusive focus on legal analysis has unnecessarily limited the war powers debate in recent decades. Lebovic finds that even though Congress appears to defer to the President based on war powers precedent, it is often… Continue reading The Selling of a Precedent: The Past as Constraint on Congressional War Powers?