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Public Opinion on National Security: A Big Factor in Voter Attitudes
A flood of recent polling data shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in a head-to-head national match up, as well as in several key swing states. An oft-cited YouGov/Economist poll released last wee... -
Captain Smith’s Challenge to the President’s War Against ISIS: The Next Step
Captain Smith’s brief opposing the Government’s Motion to Dismiss. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Pentagon has warned the Syrian regime to not deploy Syrian air force in areas in northern Syria where U.S. forces are also operating. Peter Cook, a Defense Department spokesman, said, “we’re going to... -
Iran and the "Ransom": It's Not about the Money
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Defining Legal/Policy Deviancy Down? An Alternative View of the PPG
I agree wholeheartedly with Ben Wittes and Marty Lederman that there are very few new revelations in the just-declassified Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG) on direct action against terrorist targets, a... -
A List of Female Technology Policy Experts
Update: That escalated quickly. This list started with 15 names of women with insight on a particular issue of law and technology policy. In just over 24 hours, we have over 230 names of a wide variety o... -
Algeria's Massive Mosque Project: Alternative to Extremism or Threat to Secular Values?
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. *** Algeria is building the third-largest mosque in the world with the tallest minaret ever (see photo rendering here). The expensive project is ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
At least 51 people were killed and another 69 wounded after a suicide bomber struck a wedding ceremony in southeastern Turkey on Saturday. At a press briefing the next day, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyi... -
The Week That Will Be
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Watermelons and National Security: Protecting U.S. Foreign Intelligence Collection from Unnecessary Disclosure
In 1966, Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to create a legal regime under which the American public could gain access to information about its government’s activities. In keeping wit... -
Do Both Candidates Support More Aggressive Material Support Litigation?
With great respect for my friend Bobby, his recent post, Trump's Call for More Aggressive Material Support Prosecutions, overlooks the fact that Donald Trump’s views may well be shared by Secretary Clint... -
Military Activities on the Continental Shelf
The recent Philippine-China Arbitration Award determined that China’s construction of artificial islands, installations and structures on Mischief Reef, Subi Reef, and Hughes Reef were unlawful interfere...
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