The Rand Corporation has released an interesting new book, How Terrorist Groups End. The research centers around the ineffectiveness of current U.S. strategy against al Qaida, while providing recommendations for the future. As with all Rand publications, the book can be
I was recently interviewed by Patty Satalia, a journalist with WPSU a PBS and NPR affiliate. The interview was approximately one hour long (divided into segments) and questions ran the gamut from a discussion of the challenges the President will face
I was recently interviewed regarding President Obama’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The interview is 15 minutes long.
The interview can be heard here:
https://gsmcneal.blip.tv/file/2171326/
Or if the link doesn’t work for you the interview can
Andy McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who most notably was involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing case has rejected an offer by Attorney General Holder to join the President’s Task Force on Detention Policy. His letter is here.
The January/February issue of the American Bar Association’s National Security Law Report, a publication of the Standing Committee on Law and National Security is now available on-line.
In this issue we feature three contributions which address the important topic of direct action
I’ve posted a draft version of my article Institutional Legitimacy and Counterterrorism Trials to SSRN and SelectedWorks. The article is forthcoming in the Richmond Law Review and addresses the relationship between conformity and legitimacy in the institutional design process. I specifically address how
Jim Carafano at The Heritage Foundation has posted a copy of his insightful testimony before Congress entitled “Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Solving the Department of Homeland Security’s Management Challenges.”