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A Syrian in Auschwitz
In October 2015, I became a citizen of the United States, after a decade of refuge here from my native Syria. In June 2016, I took my first trip to Europe since coming to this country. With my own native... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S. expanded its war against the Islamic State into Libya yesterday, using both manned warplanes and drones to conduct airstrikes in the coastal city of Surt. The strikes, which seek to weaken the I... -
7/26 Session: Rampant Unlawful Influence, with a Brief Detour to the Confrontation Clause
Judge Pohl calls the session to order. Optimism for a productive day is in the air. We’ll get through at least four motions today, and are on track to finish up the open sessions and get into this week’s... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a fractured exchange with George Stephanopoulos, Republican nominee for president Donald Trump made a number of remarks that strongly implied he did not realize Russia had already annexed Crimea and c... -
Public Opinion on National Security: The "Steady Leadership" Edition
National security was a key tenet of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening. -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, August 1st at 12:45pm: Edward Schumacher-Matos, director of the Edward R. Murrow Center at Tufts University, will speak on The Future of... -
Creating an Internet Obscurity Center: Reducing the Burden of Google Spain on Businesses
In May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that search engine operators in the EU are responsible for handling individuals’ requests to remove links to personal information that... -
Congress Should Embrace the DOJ’s Cross-Border Data Fix
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A Few Easy Steps to Campaign COMSEC
As experts debate the policy implications of the DNC hack and need for attribution, there appears to be consensus that campaigns need better cybersecurity. The unanswered question is how exactly to ensur... -
The Islamic State Threat to the Middle East
Politicians and analysts in Europe and the United States understandably focus on the threat the Islamic State poses to the West, and the debate is fierce over whether the group’s recent attacks are a des... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Shadi Hamid on "Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World"
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Project on US Relations with the Islamic World and the author of the new book Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshapin... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week’s news was dominated by the Demoncratic Convention and allegations that the Russian government hacked the DNC, perhaps to aid Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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