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Main Articles, Volume 15

Performative Economic Sanctions: How Sanctions Work Without Economic Harm

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Katniss Xuejiao Li[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] This Article proposes and develops a concept of performative economic sanctions, challenging the traditional notion that sanctions must inflict eco- nomic harm to be effective. It examines the sanctions practices of China and Russia, unveiling a strategic approach that is different from the conventional model of coercive sanctions. Unlike typical sanctions which aimed at economic harm on the targets, performative sanctions leverage rhetoric that appeals to nationalist sentiments, alongside a […]

Department of Defense, Reading Room

Department of Defense Directive No. 3025.12 (Aug. 19, 1971)

Filetype: Department of Defense Directive Uploaded On: February 9, 2024 File Name: Department of Defense Directive No. 3025.12 (Aug. 19, 1971) File Date: Aug. 19, 1971 To: [. . .] From: David Packard, Deputy Secretary of Defense Acquired By: Chris Mirasola Perma Link: https://perma.cc/JL75-6KFG  This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.  Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included below.

Department of Justice, Reading Room

Authority to use troops to execute the laws of the United States (Mar. 1970)

Filetype: Legal Memorandum Uploaded On: February 9, 2024 File Name: Authority to use troops to execute the laws of the United States File Date: March 1970 To: [. . .] From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Acquired By: Chris Mirasola Perma Link: https://perma.cc/AV8W-PFLF  This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.  Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included below.

Department of Justice, Reading Room

Statutory Authority to use federal troops to assist in the protection of the President (Nov. 12, 1969)

Filetype: Legal Memorandum Uploaded On: February 9, 2024 File Name: Statutory authority to use federal troops to assist in the protection of the President File Date: Nov. 12, 1969 To: Honorable Robert E. Jordan, III, General Counsel, Department of the Army From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Acquired By: Chris Mirasola Perma Link: https://perma.cc/MS7G-25F7  This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.  Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included below.

Department of Justice, Reading Room

Authority to use troops to protect federal functions, including the safeguarding of foreign embassies in the United States (May 11, 1970)

Filetype: Legal Memorandum Uploaded On: February 9, 2024 File Name: Authority to use troops to protect federal functions, including the safeguarding of foreign embassies in the United States File Date: May 11, 1970 To: Honorable Robert E. Jordan, III, General Counsel, Department of the Army From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Acquired By: Chris Mirasola Perma Link: https://perma.cc/VA5A-562L  This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.  Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included

Department of Justice, Reading Room

Authority to use federal troops to assist in the protection of foreign embassies in the District of Columbia (Nov. 14, 1969)

Filetype: Legal Memorandum Uploaded On: February 9, 2024 File Name: Authority to use troops to protect federal functions, including the safeguarding of foreign embassies in the United States File Date: May 11, 1970 To: Honorable Robert E. Jordan, III, General Counsel, Department of the Army From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Acquired By: Chris Mirasola Perma Link: https://perma.cc/VA5A-562L  This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.  Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included

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