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Iran’s Support for Terrorist Groups
Editor's note: This post is adapted from the author's testimony yesterday before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on the subject of "Nuclear... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times reports that U.S. intelligence collected last summer exposed discussions between Russian intelligence and political officials about means of influencing President Trump’s positions on ... -
Fourth Circuit Affirms in Part Preliminary Injunction Against Travel Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed in part a district court's nationwide preliminary injunction issued against the Trump administration's revised travel ban in International Re... -
Senators Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine Introduce New AUMF
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force against ISIS, al Qaeda, and the Taliban. -
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Across Borders
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a hearing on "Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Across Borders: Facil -
Dewey Freedom of Navigation Operation Challenges China’s Sovereignty to Mischief Reef
Reuters reports that on May 24 the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transited within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef, a feature in the South China Sea occupied by China. -
The US Conducts the First South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation of the Trump Era, But It Was “Off the Record”
Has the Trump Administration authorized its first “freedom of navigation operation” (“FONOP”) in the South China Sea? Maybe. According to news reports quoting unnamed U.S. government officials, the USS ... -
Rational Security: The "Glowing Orb of Peace" Edition
Donald Trump tours the Middle East and insists peace is within reach. Robert Mueller is tapped as the new special counsel overseeing the Trump-Russia probe. And I talk to to the New York Times. Plus, Tam... -
Those “Three Separate Occasions”: What Comey Might Really Have Told Trump
Last night, CNN ran a lengthy interview I did with Anderson Cooper, in which I made a bald statement. When Cooper asked me about President Trump’s claim that then-FBI Director James Comey had assured him... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Britain’s terror alert system has been raised to its highest level, indicating a possible imminent attack, as authorities investigate the “network” of Salman Abedi, the British man who carried out the de... -
We are Rushing Raqqa
At an April 27 hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee on policy options in Syria titled “After the Missile Strikes,” Charles Lister, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, cautioned the da... -
New Database of States’ Approaches to Use of Force Concerning Syria
Under what conditions may a state lawfully intervene—or otherwise act—in relation to armed conflict in Syria? In support of or against whom? In this context, how do states frame their approaches to actin...
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