What’s that? A new episode? What have these guys been doing all month… Well, whatever they’ve been doing all September since Episode 209, Professors Vladeck and Chesney are back at last with a new episode. …
Episode 209: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11
- September 10, 2021
- Tagged as: 9/11, al Qaeda, AUMF, bin Laden, drone strikes, GTMO, mil coms, Military Commissions, surveillance
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney share their views on the major legal developments unleashed by…
Episode 208: Afghanistan
- August 16, 2021
- Tagged as: Afghanistan, armed conflict, Article II, AUMF, Biden, GTMO, Kabul, LOAC, NDAA, Postwar, sole organ, Taliban, Trump
In this week’s episode, we focus on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.
It’s been a long summer break for the podcast, but we’re back! Tune in today as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate: AUMF reform prospects (2001 AUMF in particular) Ongoing uncertainty as to the…
Episode 206: This Podcast Is Not a State Actor
- July 12, 2021
- Tagged as: al Hela, D.C. Circuit, deterrence, Donald Trump, Due Process Clause, EMAC, escalation risk, GTMO, interagency, Iraq, Julian Assange, Mark Martins, military commission, National Guard, OLC, ransomware, Removal Power, Seila Law, separation of powers, spending power, state action doctrine, TItle 10, Title 32, Twitter
[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file…though I have to admit, it was very entertaining to hear the hosts speaking an octave too low!) We’re back with another round of discussion and…
Episode 205: Road Trip!
- June 28, 2021
- Tagged as: active hostilities, al-Shimari, Article 51, Article II, AUMF, Begani, Biden administr, border search, CACI, drone strike, Iraq, IRGC, jus ad bellum, Kata'ib Hizballah, KH, PPG, Presidential Policy Guidance, SCOTUS, self defense, Siddiqui, Syria, Torture, UN Charter, War Powers, WPR
We’re back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the country! Tune in for discussion and debate relating to: The domestic and international law aspects of the Biden administration’s…
Episode 204: [Insert Inscrutable Title Here]
- June 14, 2021
- Tagged as: active hostilities, Afghanistan, CFAA, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, exceeds authorized access, Fazaga, First Amendment, FISA, GTMO, IEEPA, Larabee, Leaks, Mets, Mike Flynn, Nosal, PPG, Presidential Policy Guidance, Reporter's Privilege, SCOTUS, State Secrets Privilege, Subpoena, supermax, TikTok, Van Buren, WeChat
Hello from Austin! We’re back with a new episode! Tune in as your co-hosts Professor Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: SCOTUS narrows the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van…
We are very excited for this week’s show, in which we interview Eric Goldstein–the Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at DHS CISA! We had a terrific conversation, with a focus on (1) understanding the specific…
Recording episode 202 was something of a milestone for us, because we met in Steve’s office for an in-person recording for the first time since Before. Wow! We’re grateful to be back in the “studio,”…
Episode 201: Revels, Revolts, and Reduxes…Part Deux
- May 6, 2021
- Tagged as: ACLU, al Hela, bihani, cert petition, D.C. Circuit, DC Circuit, Detainees, Due Process, FISC, FISCOR, Guantanamo, habeas, latif, PPG, press, public access, SCOTUS, targeted lethal force, USA Freedom Act
Our latest episode is shorter than normal because…well, we recorded most of it and then lost the file. Suffice to say we were a bit tired by the time the re-recording was done! Or maybe…
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