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Do the Strikes on al Shabaab Stretch the AUMF or The Unit Self-defense Doctrine?
Charlie Savage’s piece on the legal basis for the March 5 U.S. strike against an al Shabaab training camp, which allegedly killed 150 fighters, raises the intriguing question of whether the AUMF has been... -
Fixing Tunisia's Terror Problem Should Begin at Home
Editor's Note: This article originally appears on Markaz. -
Why Did Apple Ask for the FBI’s Request to be Sealed?
Earlier this year, when the FBI asked Apple for assistance accessing the contents of an iPhone, Apple asked for the request to issued under seal. This is the standard practice in such cases – indeed, we... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry determined that the Islamic State’s actions against Yazidis and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria constitute a genocide. -
Thinking of Travelling to Europe This Summer?
If you are planning to travel to Europe this summer .... your trip may be harder than you thought. You have the US Congress to thank. -
International Cyber Norms
The cyber domain covers the entire globe. Given its breadth the challenge in finding universal norms of behavior is great -- it requires cross-cultural and cross-geographic agreement amongst people with... -
Apple v. FBI Shows That Lawyers and Tech Speak Different Language on Privacy
I recently appeared on the Brown University Cybersecurity News Podcast to discuss bridging the lawyer and technology divide in the debate between Apple and the FBI. Interested Lawfare readers can listen ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Robin Weisman and Peter Van Valkenburgh
Alan Cohn and Jason Weinstein talk to Robin Weisman and Peter Van Valkenburgh from the Coin Center. -
The Civil War in Syria: The View from Israel
The war in Syria is a ruthless representation of regional changes that have taken place in the Middle East in recent years. At stake is a lot more than the future of Syria. The struggle for Syria is ess... -
The Danger To Scalia's Legacy In the Republican's Garland Strategy
Over at Time I have an essay on the Garland nomination. Following on a point Ben made yesterday, I argue: -
The U.S. Government’s Continued Indecision on the South China Sea: Can We Get Past the FONOP Debate?
David Ignatius of the Washington Post had a column this week purporting to describe the danger of a U.S.-China conflict in the South China Sea. But its real value is its reporting on the views of differe... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama announced his nomination of Judge Merrick B. Garland as the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice, the New York Times reports.
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