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Anticipating an Increased U.S. Ground Combat Role against ISIL Based on "Self-Defense"
What, precisely, is the role of U.S. ground forces in the conflict with ISIL? In a post earlier this week, I described how the "train and assist" mission permits the presence of U.S. personnel on site w... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Joby Warrick and William McCants at the Hoover Book Soiree
I was delighted to participate the other day in the first of a new monthly series of Hoover Institution book soirees. This series involves cocktail-hour interviews with the authors of important new natio... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Reflecting on the raid on an Islamic State compound in Iraq that left one American serviceman dead, Bobby reminded us that the U.S. “assist” mission in Iraq does not preclude combat situations. He clarif... -
Victory for DOJ in Bivens Suit Related to Overseas Terrorism Investigation
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Rational Security: The “This is Not Some Superpower Chessboard” Edition
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The Al Jazeera Drone Smackdown
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Yesterday at Guantanamo, 10/22 Session: Time to Sign the MOU--Or Is It?
The Guantanamo detainees on trial for orchestrating the September 11th attacks returned to court on Thursday for continued pre-trial proceedings. Wednesday’s hearing was cancelled so that the court’s Ara... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Pentagon has released the name of the American serviceman killed in the recent raid in Iraq that rescued more than 70 hostages scheduled to be executed by ISIS. Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler died aft... -
Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea: What to Watch For
It is widely expected that in the next several days, the United States will conduct a freedom of navigation exercise near China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Obama Administration has b... -
Legal Issues Surrounding the Brennan Hack
The New York Post recently reported on a hacker who claimed to have gained access to CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account. The hacker then bragged to Wired magazine about how he did it. -
Drone Registration, Part II
In an earlier post, I advanced the idea that the drone registration process could be used to make actual drone operation safer. In principle, there are two approaches to make drone operation safer. Ap... -
Water Wars: Big News of the Week Is No Big News
Aerial photo of Chinese land reclamation in the Spratly Islands (Photo: AP)
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