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I don't know about you, but pledge week on my local NPR station, WAMU, is really messing up my mornings this week. Here's a thought for Lawfare readers: donate to Lawfare instead. Consider: while WAMU... -
Update on U.S. Detention Ops in Erbil
It appears that Iraqi officials have leaked the identity of the ISIS leader recently captured in a raid conducted in Iraq by the Expeditionary Targeting Force (that's the label the Pentagon has used in d... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Defense officials confirmed today that an Islamic State detainee, who is a specialist in chemical weapons, is currently being questioned by American forces about the pseudo-state’s plans to use the banne... -
Boots on the Ground in Somalia: Acting "By, With, and Through" a Local Partner to Minimize Friction
These days, when the United States plays the lead role in using lethal force or detaining and interrogating prisoners, the force typically involves only airpower and detention-and-interrogation typically... -
Lisa Monaco Speaks at CFR
White House counterterrorism czar Lisa Monaco spoke the other day at the Council on Foreign Relations: -
Dispatch #9: Idomeni, "Warehouse of Souls"
IDOMENI, Greece—Four hours to wash your hair, 13 to have your papers corrected, two or three for a sandwich. “We’re living a life of lines,” says one man wryly. -
The US-China Arrangement for Air-to-Air Encounters Weakens International Law
As part of the September 2015 fanfare visit by Xi Xinping to the United States, the United States and China signed an arrangement on rules of behavior for safety of air-to-air encounters of military airc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the U.S. military announced that it had successfully targeted and killed over 150 al Shabaab militants in Somalia in a series of airstrikes against a training camp. According to the Washington... -
New GTMO Recidivism Report: Number of Former Detainees Suspected of Reengaging Doubles
Yesterday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its bi-annual report on the "Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." According to the report, the number ... -
Shifting U.S. Interests in the Middle East
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Today’s Crackdown on Egyptian Civil Society: An Eerie Reminder of 2012
Despite continued reports of torture, harrowing tales of abuse in detention, and haunting anecdotes of forced disappearances, Egyptian authorities seem wholly unwilling to contend with the human rights v... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview Jim Lewis and Alan Cohn
Live from RSA, it’s episode 104, with special guest Jim Lewis, CSIS’s renowned cybersecurity expert and Steptoe’s own Alan Cohn.
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