Zoe Kern argues that terrorist groups increasingly leverage human trafficking as a tool of war, exploiting legal gaps and jurisdictional challenges to operate with impunity. Her article explores the intersection of terrorism and trafficking, particularly the exploitation of women and children, who are often forced into sexual slavery or conscripted as child soldiers. Using case… Continue reading Shadows of Exploitation: Unveiling the Role of Women and Children in the Terrorism-Trafficking Nexus
Category: Refugees and Immigration
The Protection of Nationals Abroad and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in Times of Crisis
Ronald Alcala and Hitoshi Nasu discuss the legal basis for conducting non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO), a type of military operation conducted in a foreign state’s territory, designed to protect and rescue the operating state’s nationals. The legality of such operations has been debated for decades, and the potentially associated legal constraints surrounding them may hinder… Continue reading The Protection of Nationals Abroad and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in Times of Crisis
Turning US Vetting Capabilities and International Information-Sharing to Counter Foreign White Supremacist Terror Threats
In June 2021, the Biden Administration released the United States’ first ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. While nominally directed at all domestic terror threats, which include anarchist attacks and acts of violence against Asian-Americans regardless of the race of the perpetrator, the Strategy makes clear that the greatest domestic violent extremist (DVE) threat… Continue reading Turning US Vetting Capabilities and International Information-Sharing to Counter Foreign White Supremacist Terror Threats