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CIA Releases Collection of Presidential Briefing Documents from 1961 to 1969
Today at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas, the CIA released a trove of presidential briefs that were delivered to both Presidents John F. Kennedy and LBJ from 1961 to... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
After an investment of $500 million, an initial goal of training 5,400 Syrian rebel fighters a year, and a whopping 54 fighters successfully graduated this summer, the sum total of U.S.-trained rebels st... -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson: "Achieving our Homeland Security While Preserving our Values and our Liberty"
This afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is giving the following speech at Westminster College, in Fulton Missouri: Thank you, President Akande, for that kind introduction. I congratula... -
In Contempt of Bulk Surveillance: It’s Too Easy
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From Al Qaeda in Iraq to ISIS, From al Zarqawi to al Baghdadi
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Joby Warrick Doubleday (2015) Reviewed by Bruce Riedel -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Kremlin is unwilling to back down from its escalation in Syria. That’s the news from Reuters, which tells us that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that talks between Washington and Moscow woul... -
Disconcerting U.S. Cyber Deterrence Troubles Continue
Two weeks ago the newspapers were filled with leaked threats that the U.S. government was “developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have bene... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Despite a string of stinging military defeats, the Assad regime is hanging on to power. That’s the word from the BBC, which suggests that "predictions of the imminent, or even medium-term fall of Damascu... -
The Non-Trivial But Probably Losing Argument That The Iran Review Act Bars The President from Lifting U.S. Sanctions Against Iran
Several people (including Senator Cruz, Eugene Kontorovich, Mike Pompeo and David Rivkin, and a majority of the members of the House o -
The Week That Will Be
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Don’t (Completely) Blame America for Baghdadi
Editor’s Note: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the brutal leader of the world’s most brutal terrorist group, is an enigma to many Westerners. Unlike Osama bin Laden, Baghdadi does not grant long interviews to West... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Band-Aid for a Bomber: Is Medical Assistance to Terrorists Protected Under IHL?
On this week’s Lawfare Podcast, Ben sits down with Professor Gabriella Blum, professor at Harvard Law School, and Dustin Lewis, a senior researcher at Harvard Law Schools’ Program on International Law an...
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