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Tracking China’s Compliance with the South China Sea Arbitral Award: Scarborough Shoal Update
Last month, we argued that despite China’s rhetoric, China had only clearly violated four out of 15 rulings contained in the July 12 U.N. Convention for the Law of the Sea arbitral award. China’s complia... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, October 31st at 2pm: Michael E. O'Hanlon and Steven Pifer will discuss Nuclear Arms Control Choices for the Next Administration in an ev... -
GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Releases New Report on Proactive Cybersecurity Measures
Today the GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security released a report entitled, Into the Gray Zone: The Private Sector and Active Defense Against Cyber Threats. -
The Attorney General’s Role in the Clinton Email Mess
Over the last 48 hours, a parade of former senior Justice Department officials of both parties have written op-eds or given interviews slamming FBI Director James Comey for his action last week on the Cl... -
A Costly Pause in a Troubled Relationship
PDF version A review of Jay Solomon's The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East (Random House 2016). *** -
America's Counterterrorism Allies: What Are They Good For?
Editor's Note: The United States cannot fight terrorism without allies, but these alliances bring with them new problems and at times make counterterrorism far more complicated, to put it gently. Clint W... -
James Comey, Hillary Clinton, and the Email Investigation: A Guide for the Perplexed
Yesterday, FBI Director James Comey threw the presidential election campaign into turmoil with a letter to Congress declaring that the Clinton email matter was, perhaps, not entirely done after all. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bahlul, Bahlul, Bahlul, Bahlul
On Thursday, October 20th, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled once again on the case of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, a Guantanamo detainee convicted by a military commission for inchoate conspiracy to commi... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes outlined what FBI Director James Comey’s letter to Congress does and does not mean. He also shared the comments of former NSA and CIA director General Michael Hayden on Sean Hannity’s new... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syrian rebels launched a counteroffensive today to break the siege of Aleppo, the New York Times reports. Thousands of insurgents struck government positions to the east, west, and southwest of the city.... -
DOJ Responses to FAQs on Use of National Security Letters to Obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records
Below is a copy to the Department of Justice's Responses to Frequently Asked Questions on Use of National Security Letters to Obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records, which should be of inter... -
Memo to the Press: What Comey's Letter Does and Doesn't Mean
The press is full of "breaking news" stories that FBI Director James Comey has "reopened" the Clinton email investigation.
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