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President Obama's Executive Order on Pre/Post Airstrike Policies and Practices
Hot off the press: The new Executive Order concerning pre-strike and post-strike practices and policies is here, ODNI's release of aggregate casaulty information is here, and the official fact sheet conc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Iraqi security force’s recent victory in Fallujah remains the highmark of the ongoing campaign to defeat the Islamic State. But the Financial Times warns that Fallujah may fall again if Iraq’s politi... -
Indian Court Rejects Encryption Challenge...For Now
The Indian Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition (PIL) by Sudhir Yadav, a Right-To-Information activist and web developer who called for a ban on messaging apps that offer end... -
Israel and its Neighbors in Radically Changing Circumstances
In the years following Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, even though the Israelis had just decisively defeated their enemies, the country’s founding fathers were rather pessimistic about their future... -
One Year after Sousse, It's the Economy - Not Security - That Worries Tunisians
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Markaz. *** -
The US Really Does Want to Constrain Commercial Espionage: Why Does Nobody Believe It?
At a recent speech I gave, I was annoyed to hear representatives of a European energy company express the concern that the National Security Agency is spying on them and giving information to American oi... -
Hacking Back Without Cracking Up
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FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 Becomes Law
Last night, President Obama signed Senate Bill 337, the “FOIA Improvement Act of 2016,” into law. The bill enacts several key reforms to the 1966 Freedom of Information Act, and received a fair amount of... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
While no terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Istanbul two days ago, senior Turkish officials told reporters the three men were nationals of Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. -
Rational Security: The “BrexiTurkeyBenghazi” Edition
How will the U.K.’s exit from the European Union affect U.S. national security? Is a terrorist attack in Turkey the inevitable result of battlefield victories against ISIS? And the gang takes on the soun... -
The Chinese Buy Wright USA
Earlier this month, a number of federal employees were surprised by a letter they received in the mail: a letter from their professional liability insurance provider informing them that it, Wright USA, h... -
Culture War or Common Heritage? On Recent Critics of Global Religious Freedom
PDF version A review of Elizabeth Shakman Hurd's Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion (Princeton, 2015) and Saba Mahmood's Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Repo...
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