New blog post: Professional ethics, role of psychiatrists, and the Goldwater Rule
Psychiatrist and retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Steve Xenakis opines on the psychiatry profession’s differing views on the controversial Goldwater Rule
New blog post: Challenging the Goldwater Rule: When principles are in conflict
According to psychiatrist John Martin-Joy good faith comments about a public figure’s mental health should be respected, debated, and if necessary, disagreed with—but not condemned as grossly unethical
New blog post: Psychiatrists’ responsibility to society: Rethinking the Goldwater Rule”
Forensic psychiatrist Bandy Lee urges a re-examination of the “Goldwater Rule,” which restricts psychiatric diagnoses of public figures without an examination and authorization
New blog post: The Biden administration should think twice about walking away from prosecuting Julian Assange
by George W. Croner, FPRI senior fellow and CERL advisory council member
Prof. Finkelstein on panel covering unilateral presidential war powers
Watch the March 20 panel discussion held at The Federalist Society’s national student symposium
New podcast on the future of climate policy in the U.S. and abroad
Listen to CERL senior fellow Xander Meise in this Northwestern Undergraduate Law Journal podcast
Just Security article: “Making Inclusive Uniform Service More Resilient through Congressional Support”
co-written by Alexandra A.K. Meise, CERL senior fellow
Book launch roundtable on “War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, and Ethics”
CERL fellow Cassandra Steer co-edited this new Oxford University Press volume. Secure World Foundation is hosting a book discussion on March 23–register now
CERL fellow Xander Meise to lecture on the Biden administration’s climate security strategy at Uppsala University event
A public virtual event on March 24–registration info to follow
New blog post: Reviving or revising the JCPOA?: Time for a new Iran framework
Written by Penn Professor Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
New blog post: Jamming the lines: The U.S. needs more legal options to deal with satellite interference
Read this article by Clayton Keir
CERL board member to participate in “Recrudescence: Assessing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Terrorism Threat,”
On March 4, 12:30pm ET, presented by Center of National Security at Fordham Law; register here
“If it’s Broke, Fix it: Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law”
Claire Finkelstein is a contributor to this new report released by Brookings
Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial wraps up
Claire Finkelstein participates in this WHYY Radio Times interview
After acquittal, Trump says ‘our movement has only just begun’
Claire Finkelstein comments in this Aljazeera article
Trump allies who spoke during the Jan. 6 rally could be charged for inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol
Claire Finkelstein comments in this Newsweek article
What still works in our government?
Claire Finkelstein talks about the constitution, the state of the republic and the future of the executive branch in this Just Ask The Question podcast with Brian Karem
How can the US prepare better when things go wrong?
Retired general Joseph Votel, CERL board member, contributes to this Federal News Network podcast
CERL senior fellow Xander Meise to moderate fireside chat on Feb. 24 with Zaid Zaid
about his experience as an Obama appointee; sponsored by Out in National Security and the Truman Project; register here
“International Migration and Climate Change” presentation by CERL fellow Xander Meise
at Bond University’s “2021 Climate Change, Law and Legal Education Conference,” Feb. 26-27; info and registration here
If convicted after impeachment proceeding, will Trump lose his post-presidential perks?
Dan Abrams on his SiriusXM show interviews Claire Finkelstein
Revive the JCPOA: Unraveling five myths
David Koplow’s article takes a counter position to Why the Biden Administration Should Stay Out of the JCPOA.
CERL-APPC issues report urging unified climate security policy and bold action on emerging crisis
CERL Fellow Alexandra A.K. Meise is the author of “Lessons from the Arctic: The Need for Intersectoral Climate Security Policy” – listen to the Penn Law podcast, too
Article of impeachment charging Trump with inciting violence against the US government
Al Jazeera interviews Prof. Claire Finkelstein
The Biden administration must rejoin the JCPOA
Naomi Egel argues the Biden administration’s failure to rejoin the deal would be a drastic mistake
Capitol attack: Where does American democracy go from here?
Penn Today interviews Claire Finkelstein
Arctic mobilities and the rights of Indigenous peoples: Ethics for a warming planet
A CERL blog post by Mimi Sheller on how the study of “Arctic mobilities” is playing an essential role in addressing the ethics issues of Arctic climate change
Why the Biden administration should stay out of the JCPOA
CERL Advisory Council member David Jonas explains why the United States under the Biden administration should not re-join the JCPOA, more widely known as the Iran Nuclear Deal
Blog post on the Arctic’s unprecedented cooperation on the environmental security issues of greater marine use
by Arctic policy expert Dr. Lawson W. Brigham of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars