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This Week at the Military Commissions, 9/8 Session: The “Kangaroo Lapel Pin” Edition
When you take an 18-month break, it’s unsurprising that you’ll return home to some cobwebs that will need to be swept away. The second of three days of motion hearings in the Nashiri military commission ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Disrupting ISIS Recruitment Online
On September 7th, the Brookings Institution convened a discussion of a pilot program to disrupt online ISIS recruitment spearheaded by Jigsaw, a technology think tank run by Alphabet (aka Google). Yasmin... -
The Other Forever War Anniversary
We have an essay at Time.com that begins: Tomorrow is the fifteenth anniversary of the beginning of the longest armed conflict in American history. But another significant anniversary in the “Forever ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes reminded readers that Friday marked the last day of our birthday fundraising drive and requested that everyone chip up to ensure we can continue providing and improving our coverage. -
Rational Security, the "Too Soon for Mattress Sales" Edition
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spar over who’d be the better commander-in-chief. The FBI releases its report on Clinton’s email server. And what has changed, and what hasn’t, since 9/11? Plus, Shane... -
The Challenge for the Generation That Experienced 9/11
As I noted around this time last year, the 9/11 Commission Report is on the syllabus for my seminar at Georgetown Law, Intelligence Reform and the Modern Intelligence Community. One of the main themes of... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 9/7 Session: The Return of the Prodigal Defendant
And we’re back, after a trifling 18-month delay, a lot of litigation, and a major D.C. Circuit decision: the military commission has reconvened for three days of motions hearings in the case of Abd al-Ra... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have resumed negotiations on a Syrian ceasefire plan. State Department officials downplayed talks when speaking to reporters ... -
Rebecca Hamilton on the State's Role in Enabling International Crimes
Rebecca Hamilton (who, I’m pleased to say, has just joined my faculty, Washington College of Law, American University, in areas of international law and national security) has an article on international... -
Last Day of Our Birthday Fundraising Drive
Today is the last day of our birthday fundraising drive. If you have given Lawfare a birthday gift over the last week, thanks so much. If you haven't, well, I have four questions for you: How regularl... -
Water Wars: Series of Summits Highlights Persistent Divisions in the South China Sea
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva over the coming two days in hopes of hammering out a deal to halt hostilities in Syria
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