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Part III: Ending the AUMF War
Conventional wisdom holds that our ongoing war against jihadi groups is utterly unlike a war against a traditional state adversary. In my previous post, I argued that this is at least partially untrue: J... -
Water Wars: China Moves to Retake the High Ground
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Disagreement, Drought, and Disasters
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Against Sovereign Immunity Erosion to Achieve 9/11 Accountability
Curt Bradley and I have an op-ed in the NYT on the bill in Congress that aims to expose Saudi Arabia to lawsuits in American courts for its alleged connection to the 9/11 attacks. -
Vulnerability Isn't Always Failure
Next Tuesday I’ll have a conversation with Juliette Kayyem at the Hoover Institution in Washington about her terrific new book Security Mom. (Please join us!) One of the book’s central themes is the im... -
Brookings Event with Senator Chris Murphy on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership
President Barack Obama was in damage control mode in Riyadh this week, while headlines in the United States warned of potential economic retaliation should Congress pass a bill that would allow Saudi gov... -
Pentagon Proposes Amendments to the Military Commissions Act
Yesterday, the Miami Herald reported that the Pentagon sent proposed amendments to the Military Commissions Act to Congress. The Herald’s title—Sept. 11 Trial by Skype?—captures the heart of the proposal... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Russia has started to move artillery to areas in northern Syria where Syrian government forces have begun to group up, potentially in preparation for a return to fighting. The Wall Street Journal reports... -
Encryption Legislation: Critics Blinded by Outrage are Blinded to the Lessons
As readers are well aware, Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein released draft legislation on encryption, the “Compliance with Court Orders Act” (CCOA), the other day. Judging by the apocalyptic te... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Eric Jensen
European news and sensibilities dominate episode 112. I indulge in some unseemly gloating about Europe’s newfound enthusiasm for the PNR data it wasted years of my life trying to negotiate out of the US ... -
Rational Security: The “How Many Saudis Would You Sue if You Could Sue Saudis?” Edition
Lawmakers want to give families of the 9/11 victims the power to sue Saudi government officials, but the Obama administration says that’s a terrible idea. Syrian peace talks are in jeopardy of falling ap... -
What Does it Mean to Sponsor Terrorism?
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
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