Resources
Links of Interest
National Security Law resources on the internet
Academic Programs
- American University Washington College of Law
- Cox International Law Center, Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
- Duke Center on Law, Ethics and National Security
- Project on War and Security in Law, Culture, and Society, Emory University School of Law
- Center on National Security Law, Fordham Law School
- National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School
- Center for Infrastructure Protection & Homeland Security, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
- George Washington University Law School
- Georgetown University Law Center on National Security and the Law
- Center on Law and National Security, New York University School of Law
- Innovation Center for Law and Technology, New York Law School
- Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
- The Judge Alfred P. Murrah Center for Homeland Security Law & Policy, Oklahoma City University School of Law
- Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary's University School of Law
- The Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School
- Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse University College of Law
- The INSCT is a multidisciplinary, university-based center for the study of national security, international security, and counterterrorism, offering law and graduate certificates of advanced study and conducting incisive research and timely policy analysis. Part of Syracuse University’s College of Law and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, INSCT’s collaborative projects have shaped law and policy dialogues for more than 10 years.
- The Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary
- Robert Strauss Center for International Security and the Law, The University of Texas School of Law
- Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law
- University of Virginia Professors and former Committee Chairs John Norton Moore and Robert F. Turner are editors of the second edition of National Security Law, a textbook published by Carolina Academic Press. The new textbook incudes contributions by more than two dozen experts in law and national security, including former directors and legal advisors to U.S. national security-related agencies and distinguished professors. The textbook may be ordered by phone at 800-459-7486 or at a discount online at www.cap-press.com
- Human Security Law Center, William & Mary Law School
- Homeland Security Masters Programs
U.S. Government Sponsored Sites
- House Committee on Armed Services (HASC)
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)
- Senate Committe on Armed Services (SASC)
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Foreign Military Studies Office
- Center for Contemporary Conflict
- The CCC brings together national security and regional studies experts from academia, government, and the military to assess current and emerging security challenges such as international terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and regional conflict. The web site features full-text original analysis of contemporary international security issues, highlighted by its "Strategic Insights" series. The site also features conference reports, M.A. theses by officers and officials completing advanced degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School, and an extensive set of links to related web sites
- NATO Official Home Page
- Central Intelligence Agency
- .National Security Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The home page for Homeland Security. A related site is Ready.govrecommending personal preparations.
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Formerly the National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the Defense Mapping Agency
- Center for Studies of Intelligence
- Run by the CIA, the center supports the analysis of the intelligence process; this site releases unclassified studies of intelligence issues
- National Defense University
- The military's leading institution of postgraduate education
- Strategic Studies Institute
- The primary research institute of the U.S. Army War College.
National Security Research Guides, Documents, and Databases
- The American Presidency Project
- Boston University Law School National Security Guide
- CIA Electronic Reading Room
- Congressional Research Services (CRS) Reports
- DOD Law of War Manual
- Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Reading Room Program
- George Mason University Law School National Security
- George Washington Law National Security Guide
- George Washington Law Guide to Treaty Research
- George Washington Law Guide to International Law Research
- George Washington Law Defense Procurement Resources
- George Washington Law Intelligence Law Resources
- Georgetown Law National Security Guide
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Homeland Security Digital Library
- National Security Archive
- ODNI IC Legal Reference Book
- ODNI Intelligence Policies, Directives, Guidance, & Reports
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearings
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Publications
- United Nations Treaty Series Online
Publications, Blogs & Podcasts
Think Tanks
- American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- CATO Institute Research
- Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
- National Security Website
- RAND, Inc.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Center for International Trade and Security
- George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
- Council on Foreign Relations
- The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
- Center for Global Security Research
The Law of the Sea, the South China Sea, and the Arctic
Law of the Sea
- UNCLOS III
- 1994 Implementing Agreement to UNCLOS Part X1
- The Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations (2017)
- San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea (12 June 1994)
- DoD Law of War Manual (Updated May 2016)
- Georgetown Law School Maritime Law Research Guide
- University of Richmond School of Law Admiralty and Maritime Law Bibliography
- “International Maritime Security Law” by James Kraska and Raul Pedrozo (2013)
- "Legal Order in the World's Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea" by Myron Nordquist, John Norton Moore and Ronán Long (2017)
- "International Marine Economy: Law and Policy" by Myron Nordquist, John Norton Moore and Ronán Long (2017)
- "Common Resources: Law of the Sea, Outer Space, and Antarctica" by John Norton Moore (2017)
South China Sea
The Arctic
- Wilson Center Polar Institute
- “China’s Arctic Dream” by Heather Conley (CSIS)
- “Maritime Futures: The Arctic and the Bering Strait Region” by Heather Conley & Matthew Melino (CSIS)
- “Undersea Warfare in Northern Europe” by Kathleen H. Hicks (CSIS)
- "Challenges of the Changing Arctic: Continental Shelf, Navigation, and Fisheries" by Myron Nordquist, John Norton Moore, and Ronán Long (2016)
National Security and Climate Change
- United Nations - Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Space Law
- United Nations Office for Outer Space (UNOOSA)
- Nonproliferation Education Policy Center "Defending America's Place in Space"
- ABA Young Lawyer's Division Introduction to Space Law
- ABA Forum on Air & Space Law
Nonproliferation, Iran & North Korea
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
- Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
- U.S. Department of State - Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
- NTI - Iran
- NTI - North Korea
The Military and National Security Law
- ICRC (2015) – The Applicability of IHL to Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
- “Targeting, the Law of War, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice” by Michael W. Meier & James T. Hill
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, "What’s in the New NDAA"
- Department of Defense Law of War Manual-Updated 2016
- Totality of the Circumstances: The DoD Law of War Manual and the Evolving Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities, by Mayor Ryan T. Krebsbach. Journal of National Security Law & Policy