National Security Law Brief https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com America's first student-run publication on national security law Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:43:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i1.wp.com/nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-cropped-logo1-1-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 National Security Law Brief https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com 32 32 Arctic Security is Heating Up https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/2021/04/23/arctic-security-is-heating-up Fri, 23 Apr 2021 05:25:18 +0000 https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/?p=14844 By Victoria Tinker The Arctic region is becoming a hot spot for global security and trade issues, and countries are rushing to stake their claims. Traditionally, security issues in the Arctic stemmed from climate change and the environmental concerns that have irreversible effects on the Arctic ecosystem. However, the Arctic is emerging as a strategic […]

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]]> The President’s Strike Against Iran-backed Militias in the Context of the War Powers Resolution and Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/2021/03/10/the-presidents-strike-against-iran-backed-militias-in-the-context-of-the-war-powers-resolution-and-article-51-of-the-charter-of-the-united-nations Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:50:12 +0000 https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/?p=14837 By Lily Goff On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the United States conducted an air strike against Iran-backed militias located in Eastern Syria near the Iraq border. The strike came at the direction of President Biden and was conducted in response to an on-going threat posed by the militia group that had recently attacked US personnel […]

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]]> The Threat of China Will Persist Regardless of Who Is President https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/2021/02/19/the-threat-of-china-will-persist-regardless-of-who-is-president Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:00:48 +0000 https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/?p=14825 By Francesca Oliveira Many of the national security threats the Trump administration faced within the last four years will likely persist in the upcoming Biden administration; however, their approaches and strategies to combat these threats will differ significantly. Many experts are confident that a Biden administration will fully embrace the intelligence agencies and work collaboratively […]

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]]> The Paris Agreement: Security Threats Hiding Within the Reporting System https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/2021/01/30/the-paris-agreement-security-threats-hiding-within-the-reporting-system Sun, 31 Jan 2021 02:54:17 +0000 https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/?p=14815 By Justin Tobey As the overwhelming majority of climate scientists understand, the Earth’s climate is changing as a result of humankind’s emissions of greenhouse gases. At the time of this writing in the fall of 2020, the average global temperature has already risen from preindustrial levels by about 1° C. In recent years, this has […]

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]]> The Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/2021/01/09/the-trump-administrations-withdrawal-from-the-treaty-on-open-skies Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:32:42 +0000 https://nationalsecuritylawbrief.com/?p=14811 By Rachel Feinstein On November 22, 2020, the Trump administration officially withdrew the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies, one of a large number of important nuclear and arms control agreements entered into in the modern age.  The Treaty on Open Skies (“Treaty”) was initially proposed by President Eisenhower in 1955 to the […]

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