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Violence continues in Israel as tensions rise throughout the region. -
The First Hoover Book Soiree: Joby Warrick and William McCants on "Understanding ISIS and its Dark Future"
A exciting new series of interviews with authors of new national security books begins on October 21. Please join us. -
Redress for NSA Surveillance: The Devil Is in the Details
For years, European officials have been asking for the United States to make available to citizens of the European Union some form of redress for privacy harms. To address this concern, one idea has been... -
This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
For the first time since February, proceedings in military commissions case United States v. Mohammad et al resumed this morning at Guantanamo Bay. -
Is China Already Cheating?
Just a few weeks ago, at a summit between Presidents Obama and Xi, the Chinese leader famously promised to end China's cyber economic espionage. Some, like me, saw this as an empty promise. Others, lik... -
The Forever War Is Entrenched
Many commentators noted last week that President Obama’s decision to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016 (with the hope of reducing that number to 5,500), combined with the rising number of tro... -
Wells Bennett
Back when I worked at the Washington Post editorial page, we reserved headlines composed of only a person's name for obituaries. So let me start by reassuring you all that Wells Bennett has not died. He ... -
The Week That Will Be
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Russia bets on Assad
Editor’s Note: Russia's decision to double down on the Assad regime and play a direct military role is fundamentally changing the civil war in Syria — and upending U.S. policy in the bargain. Although Ob... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Surveillance Reform After Snowden
Last week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted Ben, along with Laura Donohue of Georgetown law school, former NSA Director Michael Hayden, and Robin Simcox of the Henry Jackson Soci... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the departure of Wells Bennett, our long-time managing editor. -
Drone Registration Plan from US Department of Transportation
According to NBC News (October 16, 2015), the U.S. Department of Transportation is about to announce a plan to require every purchaser of a drone to register it with the U.S. government. The plan is app...
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