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Civil Libertarians Have Tolerated Perpetual, If Sanitary, War
My colleague Sam Moyn has a terrific essay at Dissent, the main thesis of which is the title of this post. He argues that progressives in the United States have since 9/11 prioritized civil liberties ov... -
Obama's Moral Muse
Nearly seven years into his presidency, we probably shouldn’t be asking who Barack Obama is any more. We should already know him well. Yet at least as pertains to the drone program, we have yet to figur... -
James Lewis on the China Cyber Deal
Given the amount of skepticism that writers on this site—including Jack and I—have expressed towards the Obama administration's cybersecurity posture towards China, I thought it was only appropriate to d... -
Law Enforcement and the World Wide Web of Spies
Administrative subpoenas, grand jury subpoenas, and search warrants are incredibly powerful tools, that interact strongly with the web's construction. For the typical web page is part of a world wide we... -
The Iran Deal and the Two-State Solution: A Response to Yaakov Amidror
The controversy over President Obama’s “Iran Deal” concerning nuclear weapons during the spring and summer of 2015 intersects with ongoing debates over Israeli settlers, disputed territories, Palestinian... -
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The New Normal? From Global War on Terrorism to Global Counterterrorism Footprint
Is the GWOT (Global War on Terrorism) coming back? Or did it never really end? -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #83: An Interview with Bruce Schneier at "Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015"
Bruce Schneier joins Stewart Baker and Alan Cohn for an episode recorded live in front of an audience of security and privacy professionals. Appearing at the conference Privacy. Security. Risk. -
Kunduz and ICC Scrutiny of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan
By all accounts, what took place in the Afghan city of Kunduz over the weekend was horrific. It appears that several airstrikes hit a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières, killing more than twenty an... -
The Week That Will Be
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Threat Analysis and Multilateral Counterterrorism
Editor’s Note: The United Nations can play an important role in counterterrorism, but it often fails to deliver. Much of the UN’s effort is channeled through the 1267 Committee, which designates terroris... -
The Lawfare Podcast: How Anwar al Awlaki Became Objective Troy
Almost exactly four years ago, Anwar al Awlaki was killed in an American drone strike in Yemen, marking the first targeted killing of a U.S. citizen by the U.S. government. To Lawfare readers, it is like...
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