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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... -
The Week That Will Be
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Watermelons and National Security: Protecting U.S. Foreign Intelligence Collection from Unnecessary Disclosure
In 1966, Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to create a legal regime under which the American public could gain access to information about its government’s activities. In keeping wit... -
Do Both Candidates Support More Aggressive Material Support Litigation?
With great respect for my friend Bobby, his recent post, Trump's Call for More Aggressive Material Support Prosecutions, overlooks the fact that Donald Trump’s views may well be shared by Secretary Clint... -
Military Activities on the Continental Shelf
The recent Philippine-China Arbitration Award determined that China’s construction of artificial islands, installations and structures on Mischief Reef, Subi Reef, and Hughes Reef were unlawful interfere... -
The Social Terrain of Islamist Radicalization: Insights from Jordan
Editor's Note: Jordan occupies a contradictory space in the US struggle against the Islamic State. On the one hand, it is a vital source of basing, intelligence, and other support for the military and in... -
The Lawfare Podcast: #LawfareAMA
It's the dog days of summer, and once again, Lawfare is bringing you a special August edition of the podcast. Two years ago, we brought you the special zombie apocalypse edition. This time, it's an AMA. ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Paul Rosenzweig highlighted another round of alleged Russian hacks into Democratic Party affiliates and warned that the drip will continue absent a robust response by the United States. Carrie Cordero p... -
A DOJ Cybercrime Round Up
Cybersecurity has not suffered from a lack of scrutiny in the national media. But in recent months—as with all things in 2016—we’ve viewed it almost exclusively through the lens of the presidential elect... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Violence between the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces escalated yesterday, with Syrian warships launching airstrikes against U.S.-backed Kurdish troops in the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh. The es... -
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Why Step One in Brexit is Getting Delayed
Ministers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government indicated recently that they expect Britain’s official exit from the European Union to be delayed—maybe by a lot. Only a few weeks ago, we wer...
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