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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... -
What The Intercept Found in “The Drone Papers”—And What I Found In Them
The Intercept yesterday released its latest scoop: a cache of leaked documents on the U.S. drone program, presented as a series of blockbuster stories. -
Rational Security: The "Fond Fair Wells" Edition
Tamara is in China, probably getting hacked by People's Liberation Army, so Quinta Jurecic joins Shane and me for the podcast this week. We talk about a new leak to the Intercept on drones that Shane rea... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Turkish fighter jets have shot down a drone flying in Turkish airspace near the Syrian border, the New York Times reports. -
German Bundestag Passes New Data Retention Law
In December 2014, German Minister of Justice Heiko Maas issued a strongly worded tweet, complete with exclamation mark, stating that data retention laws violate the right to privacy and data protection, ... -
Water Wars: U.S.-China War of Words Continues but Still No Action
Littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth patrols near the Spratlys (Photo: MC2 Conor Minto/U.S. Navy)
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