Volume 5, Issue 1
Volume 5, Issue 1 of the Harvard National Security Journal is now available online!
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Welcome HLS 1Ls!
Dear HLS 1Ls, We at the Harvard National Security Journal (“NSJ”) welcome you to Harvard Law and invite you to get involved in our milestone fifth volume. At NSJ, you will learn about editing, join an interesting community, and develop your resume. Right away, you will have the opportunity to take on significant — and substantive — responsibilities. NSJ publishes articles by some of the most renowned academics and practitioners in the field. Complicated issues regarding the role of the Fourth Amendment in national security surveillance, separation of powers, executive authority in the Global War on Terror, and the legality
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Notes on a Terrorism Trial – Preventive Prosecution, “Material Support” and The Role of The Judge after United States v. Mehanna
George D. Brown
4 Harv. Nat’l Sec. J. 1 (2012)
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Targeting in Outer Space: Legal Aspects of Operational Military Actions in Space
P.J. Blount, Research Counsel at the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law, explores the complicated legal landscape of targeting in space. Photo courtesy of NASA.
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National Security Crime
Erin Creegan
3 Harv. Nat’l Sec. J. 373 (2012)
Although national security threats are often treated independently, Erin Creegan draws connections among four categories of crimes — treason, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism — to address what the Government can do to detect, prevent, prosecute and punish national security crimes.
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The Green Arms Race: Reorienting the Discussions on Climate Change, Energy Policy, and National Security
By Siddhartha M. Velandy* — Click here to read the full text of the Article In the midst of a shifting international order, the U.S. Department of Defense stands uniquely positioned to intensify global innovation in the energy arena. This Article describes the mechanics by which DoD can ignite a mutually-beneficial green energy “arms race.” In this role, the military reprises a historical function of driving technological advancement, combining its operational requirements and legislative prerogatives to grow investment and create consistent demand. The Article also discusses the legal and regulatory regimes that may be enlisted and exported through transgovernmental networks