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Where Are US-India Cyber Relations Headed?
The US-India cyber relationship is as much a marker of global governance of common digital spaces as it is about core bilateral economic and security engagements. In 2015, India signaled its willingness ... -
Combat: Policy, Law, and Reality in the Fight Against ISIL
President Obama established U.S. policy towards the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in a September 2014 speech. In his address, Obama committed to not having members of the U.S. armed forces ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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Donald Trump and a Tale of Two Washingtons
CNN reported yesterday that Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina—after many months of principled opposition to Donald Trump—has decided to become a Trump enabler after all: -
Reckless Politicking: Lieberman to be Named Israel's Defense Minister
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Markaz. On May 17, Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi did something Egyptian presidents have done many times before: he urged Israel and the Pale... -
Advice From the DC Circuit—Nashiri and Khadr
This past week saw major developments in the Guantánamo military commissions. As Ben reported, on Friday, the DC Circuit published an opinion denying mandamus relief to Omar Khadr. Those paying attention... -
Mullah Mansour as a "Continuous" Threat: Was the AUMF Strictly Necessary?
The DOD airstrike that may have killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour is interesting, from a legal perspective, at many levels. -
Strategic Planning for a More Secure Network
As we move toward a presidential election, the question arises: what should the next President (whoever he or she may be) do about cybersecurity? It is a sufficiently salient question that President Ob... -
The Week That Will Be
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Cruel to be Kind: Authoritarian Counterinsurgency and the Winning of Hearts and Minds
Editor's Note: Dictators fight insurgents wrong. Rather than redress grievances and win over the locals, they repress and coopt, tolerating corruption and abuses. David Ucko of National Defense Universit... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jefferson Powell on ‘Targeting Americans: The Constitutionality of U.S. Drone War’
Four years ago, Anwar al Awlaki—an American citizen—was killed in an American drone strike in Yemen, marking the first targeted killing of a U.S. citizen by the U.S. government. While the attack occurred... -
House Rejects NDAA Amendment to Repeal 2001 AUMF
On Wednesday, the House rejected, by a vote of 138-285, a proposed amendment to the 2017 NDAA offered by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) that would have repealed the 2001 AUMF 90 days after enactment of...
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