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What is a Civil War?
PDF version A review of David Armitage, Civil Wars: A History in Ideas (Alfred A. Knopf 2017). *** -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins for March 24
On Friday, March 24th, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings completed over the past week in the 9/11 case. His statement is also avai... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 3/22 Session: Truth, Emotional Currency, and the Law of War
Military judge Army Colonel James Pohl calls the commission to order at 8:59 AM, noting that none of the five detainees have chosen to attend this morning’s session. Prosecution team member Robert Swann ... -
Bipartisan Investigations: How the 9/11 Commission Did It
Whatever your political outlook, the ferment surrounding last year’s presidential election raises important, unanswered questions: What, precisely, did the Russians do, and were any Americans involved? ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, March 27th at 1pm: Mike Sfraga and John Higginbotham will discuss The North American Arctic: Building A Vision For Regional Collaboratio... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CNN reports that House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) confirmed this morning that he was on the White House grounds the day before his announcement that he saw inf... -
Did China Quietly Authorize Law Enforcement to Access Data Anywhere in the World?
President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping next month. The White House may want to use the two-day summit to seek a point of clarification: Is Chinese law enforcement authoriz... -
Tomorrow—Hoover Book Soiree: Graeme Wood's The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State
A reminder that the next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm tomorrow, March 28, when Ben and Samuel Tadros, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute's Center for... -
Cautionary Notes on a Select Committee for the Russia Matter
I agree with Susan and Ben that an independent national commission to investigate the Russia matter is, at this time, unrealistic. But I’m unconvinced by their argument that a select congressional commit... -
Renaissance of the Militant Democracy?
BERLIN – We live in an age when autocracies could be ushered in by the most fundamental expression of democratic participation—voting. -
China Won’t Fix North Korea—Focus on These Four Areas Instead
Editor’s Note: North Korea is a problem that has vexed multiple administrations since the end of the Cold War. As the Pyongyang puzzle has grown more difficult to solve, policymakers increasingly look to... -
Did the Justice Department Just Admit Doubts Over Trump’s Oath?
Don’t look now, but the Justice Department has just responded to key themes Benjamin Wittes and I have been writing about in connection with President Trump’s oath of office.
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