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Leaks Aren’t the Real Story, But They Shouldn’t Be Ignored
This morning, CNN reported that Russian government officials discussed having potentially "derogatory" information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversati... -
The 1967 War and the Birth of International Terrorism
Editor's note: This post is also part of a series in the Brookings Foreign Policy Program on the legacies of the 1967 war. *** -
The President “Lawyers Up”: Constitutional Duty and Private Interest in the Trump Legal Defense
Donald Trump thrives on turbulence and hard-fought battles and, as he has often said, he prizes his readiness to return every blow with one even harder than the one landed on him. This is the strategic c... -
No Laptop Ban ... For Now
Good news. Politico is reporting the breaking news that there will NOT be a ban on laptops on US-EU flights: The U.S. today opted not to introduce a ban on bringing laptops into the cabins of flights ... -
U.S. and Iran Compete in Eastern Syria, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Renew Old Feud, and More Fighting in Libya after Attacks in Manchester and Minya
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Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part III: The Concurring Opinions of Judges Thacker, Keenan, and Wynn
This post is the third part of a five-part series on the Fourth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in IRAP v. Trump. Part I analyzed how the court considered pre- and post-inauguration statements. -
Ex parte Milligan and the Fourth Circuit’s Travel Ban Decision
A Civil War-era decision about military commission trials took center stage in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s en banc decision last week upholding a district court injunction against ... -
On the Back-Channel That Wasn’t and U.S. National Security Interests
During an October 2016 presidential debate, then-candidate Donald Trump rejected the joint Department of Homeland Security-Office of the Director of National Intelligence assessment that the Russian gove... -
June 1 Hoover Event: The Future of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Join the Hoover Institution this Thursday, June 1, for its half-day conference on Section 702, the provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) scheduled to sunset at the end of this yea... -
Updating the 2001 AUMF at Long Last? On the Flake-Kaine Bill
It is past time for Congress to update the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), explicitly authorizing the armed conflict with the Islamic State while also adding further important re... -
The French War on Terrorism: Targeting French Islamic State Fighters through Iraqi Forces
Over the years I have heard knowledgeable people comment (sometimes with admiration, sometimes otherwise) that the French approach to counterterrorism outside of France is not so different from the Ameri... -
Analysis of IRAP v. Trump Part II: The Fourth Circuit’s Misuse of Mandel, Din, Lemon, and Town of Greece
This is the second part of a five-part series on the Fourth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in IRAP v. Trump. Part I analyzed the majority’s assessment of Trump and associates’ pre- and post-inaugurati...
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