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Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a much-anticipated verdict, an international tribunal ruled on Tuesday that China’s claims to historic and economic rights across most of the South China Sea have no legal basis. The tribunal ruled in... -
Tribunal Issues Landmark Ruling in South China Sea Arbitration
The wait is over: a judgment has been issued in the Philippines v. China South China Sea arbitration. A five-judge tribunal constituted under the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has rel... -
Statement from Military Commissions Deputy Chief Prosecutor Robert C. Moscati
Military Commissions Deputy Chief Prosecutor Robert C. Moscati issued the following statement yesterday prior to this week's military commission pre-trial hearings in the case of Abd al Hadi al Iraqi. Ke... -
Short, Quick Take on the Philippines’ Sweeping Victory in the South China Sea Arbitration
I am still digesting the award issued very early this morning by the UNCLOS arbitral tribunal on the Philippines claims against China in the South China Sea. Lawfare plans to post more comprehensive dis... -
The Chilcot Inquiry and the Legal Basis for the Iraq War
The Chilcot report—the report of the UK Iraq Inquiry that was released last week—includes a detailed account (more than 160 pages) of the development of the international law basis for the UK’s use of fo... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said that the United States will send an additional 560 troops to Iraq as Iraqi and U.S. security forces close in on recapturing Mosul from the Islamic State. The announce... -
Lawyers Under Pressure: Thoughts on the Chilcot Inquiry
The Chilcot Inquiry into the Blair Government’s 2003 decision to go to war with Iraq examines at length the role of the lawyers under immense policy and political pressure. -
The Week That Will Be
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China, Russia, and International Law
Whatever economic problems China and Russia may be experiencing, the foreign policy of both countries of growing importance to global peace and security. Russia’s military intervention in Syria and Ukrai... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree, Steve Budiansky on "Code Warriors"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place on July 13, when Ben interviews Steve Budiansky about his new book, Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers ... -
The Center of the Jihadist Universe
PDF version A review of Charles Lister's The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency (Oxford, 2015). *** -
The Lawfare Podcast: Comey Versus the Committee With No Bull
The confrontation this week between FBI Director James Comey and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would have been a riveting drama-filled showdown over the Clinton email investigation....
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