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Over at Lawfare I’ve posted a short summary of my collateral damage piece. You can access the summary here.
To give you a feel for the flavor of the blog post, here is my concluding paragraph:
“Taken together, the CDM process provides predictions about likely effects, and the ROE specifies the decision authority [...]
On Friday November 4, 2011 The Florida International Law Review will host their Fall 2011 Symposium. The topic is What the Future Holds: Balancing Law, Liberty and National Security. I will be participating in Panel III- Looking Back to Shape the Future: How Foreign Policy will Affect Law, Liberty and National Security.
Here is [...]
Global race on to match U.S. drone capabilities – The Washington Post: “At the most recent Zhuhai air show, the premier event for China’s aviation industry, crowds swarmed around a model of an armed, jet-propelled drone and marveled at the accompanying display of its purported martial prowess.
In a video and map, the thin, [...]
Better laws needed to counter cyber attacks: U.S. | Reuters: “Cyber criminals are outwitting national and international legal systems that fail to embrace technological advances, a top U.S. official said on Friday, demanding a cross-border campaign to combat the security threat.
“Most countries don’t even have a legal framework that really governs cyber. It [...]
My essay The Federal Protective Power and Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens is now available at CATO-Unbound.org. The essay is a response to Ryan Alford’s interesting historical piece entitled Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards a shorter version of his lengthier law review article The Rule of Law at the Crossroads: Consequences of Targeted [...]
Reuters reports that according to current and former U.S. officials, both the Obama and Bush administrations ‘repeatedly’ indicated to Pakistan that they would send U.S. forces into Pakistan if the White House obtained information that deceased al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country (Reuters). The officials note that this warning amounted [...]
DEA chief: Mexico cartels’ reach affects the world:
The Associated Press, 4/5/2011
Countries around the world are concerned about the increasingly global reach of Mexican drug cartels, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday.
The United States is particularly worried about the spread of Los Zetas, a vicious Mexican gang blamed [...]
Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security recently testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding FISA reauthorization and the Patriot Act. I’ve pasted his testimony below, a copy of which can be found here.
Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee [...]
At least three people who allegedly worked for a Mexican drug cartel face charges of plotting to buy a Stinger Missile, anti-tank rockets and other military firepower, according to federal court papers unsealed Friday in Phoenix.
“The object of the conspiracy was to obtain and possess military grade weaponry, and then to export that [...]
U.S. Drones Fight Mexican Drug Trade:
Stepping up its involvement in Mexico’s drug war, the Obama administration has begun sending drones deep into Mexican territory to gather intelligence that helps locate major traffickers and follow their networks, according to American and [...]
Short Biography
Greg McNeal is a professor and national security specialist focusing on the institutions and challenges associated with global security, with substantive expertise in national security law and policy, transnational crime, global policy studies, and international affairs.
He teaches at Pepperdine University's School of Law and School of Public Policy.Recent Posts
- Emerging Issues in International Humanitarian Law: Santa Clara Law
- TELEFORUM- Collateral Damage in Combat Operations 3pm ET TODAY
- Short Summary of Collateral Damage/Targeting Piece Now Posted at Lawfare
- Lawfare on my Targeting and Collateral Damage Article
- Targeted Killing: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
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