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Final Thoughts on Reforming Surveillance and European Privacy Rules
Although it is a close call, the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner may turn out to be the most important consequence of the Snowden ... -
Charlie Savage and the NSC Lawyers Group
A key theme of Charlie Savage’s new book is that the Obama Administration -- led by a President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and (for a time) National Security Advisor who were all lawyers -- has... -
The Unintended Consequences of Media Crackdowns in the Middle East and North Africa
Editor’s Note: The hopes for democracy in the Middle East that flourished after the Arab Spring are now gone. Hope for positive change, however, rests on many of democracy's building blocks, such as the ... -
How Scientists and Lawyers Shape the American Way of War
Stephanie Carvin (Carleton University, Canada, and friend to several of us at Lawfare) and Michael John Williams (NYU) are international relations scholars who focus on national and international securit... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Building a Bridge Between 20th Century Law and 21st Century Intelligence
Last week, George Washington University and the CIA co-hosted an event entitled Ethos and Profession of Intelligence. -
My Review of Charlie Savage's Book, Power Wars
Earlier this week, Time magazine published reviews of Charlie Savage's new book, Power Wars, by me and former Obama White House Counsel Bob Bauer. As I read it, "the story strongly implies that mainstre... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
After last week’s U.S. Naval patrol near China’s claimed Subi Reef in the South China Sea, several Lawfare authors considered the implications of the operation. Asking how far the United States went with... -
Similar Ethical Dilemmas for Autonomous Weapon Systems and Autonomous Self-Driving Cars
In writing about autonomous weapon systems (AWS) and the law of armed conflict, we have several times observed the similarities between programming AWS and programming other kinds of autonomous technolog... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
After intercepting communications suggesting that ISIS may have downed the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, British investigators now strongly believe that a bomb in the plane’s hold... -
The Iran Deal is on the President (and Those Who Supported it in Congress)
“Anyone who hoped that Iran’s nuclear agreement with the United States and other powers portended a new era of openness with the West has been jolted with a series of increasingly rude awakenings over th... -
A Correction, A Reiteration, and a Response on a Shaker Aamer
Wherein I eat crow, I double down on part of my criticism of the New York Times editorial page, and Shaker Aamer's lawyer responds to my post. -
Changes in the No-Fly List Process and Judicial Review
The other day Rob Leob and Matthew Weybrecht reported on the failure of an effort by the US government to have a case challenging the No-Fly list dismissed. The suit was brought by Saeb Mokad who allege...
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