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Turkish forces crossed the border into Syria today in Turkey’s largest yet military involvement in the Syrian conflict, coordinating with US forces to push the Islamic State out of the group’s stronghold... -
A House Divided: Why Partitioning Libya Might Be the Only Way to Save It
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Nick Asks the NSA: Shadow Brokers and the Leaking Ship
Nick once again tries his hand at congressional oversight. The questions the SSCI and HPSCI should be asking NSA about the Shadow Brokers leak. -
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... -
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