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Editor's Note: Jordan occupies a contradictory space in the US struggle against the Islamic State. On the one hand, it is a vital source of basing, intelligence, and other support for the military and in...
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It's the dog days of summer, and once again, Lawfare is bringing you a special August edition of the podcast. Two years ago, we brought you the special zombie apocalypse edition. This time, it's an AMA. ...
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Paul Rosenzweig highlighted another round of alleged Russian hacks into Democratic Party affiliates and warned that the drip will continue absent a robust response by the United States.
Carrie Cordero p...
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Cybersecurity has not suffered from a lack of scrutiny in the national media. But in recent months—as with all things in 2016—we’ve viewed it almost exclusively through the lens of the presidential elect...
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Violence between the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces escalated yesterday, with Syrian warships launching airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurdish troops in the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh. The es...
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Ministers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government indicated recently that they expect Britain’s official exit from the European Union to be delayed—maybe by a lot. Only a few weeks ago, we wer...
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The New York Times
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The vulnerability equities process (VEP) is broken. While it is designed to ensure the satisfaction of many equities, in reality it satisfies none—or at least, none visible to those beyond the participan...
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Russia launched airstrikes from an Iranian air base into Syria for the second day in a row on Wednesday, killing more than 150 militants and destroying two command posts in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province.
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I got behind on my podcast listening and managed not to listen to this month-old episode of Invisibilia until this morning. It's worth Lawfare reader attention—or, at least, the first half of it is. (The...
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According to media reports, seven accomplices of Tunisian-borne French resident Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel—the man who drove a 20-ton truck into Bastille Day crowds in Nice—have been charged with aiding i...
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For the first time, Russia used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants, allowing its pilots to cut flight times and increase bombing payloads.