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The Week that Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, June 29th at 9 am: The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on Examining the Anti-ISIS Strategy with Stephe... -
Understanding the U.S. Military’s Morale “Crisis”
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Army and the military as a whole seem to have fallen on hard times: polls, studies, and tragedies like suicides and drug abuse all suggest an institution in crisis. Raphael Cohen ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Porn, Condoms, Pregnant Teens and the Privacy Benefits of Privacy Threats
The other day, I gave a talk at the George Mason Law and Economic Center on Jodie Liu and my recent Brookings paper, "The Privacy Paradox: The Privacy Benefits of Privacy Threats." The talk is a light-he... -
Did the 702 Suit Just Get Easier?
What do hotel registries and national security internet surveillance have in common? On their face, not much. The former (as we learn from City of Los Angeles v. Patel) involves a routinized administra... -
DOD Interpretation of The Laws of War Allow Botnet Creation?
I was struck by Charlie Dunlap’s take on the DOD Law of War manual regarding cyber operations, especially on how cyberattacks are carried out. -
New article from Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi: "Why Did I Not Name Them Kharijites Even Until Now?"
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Letter from the Taliban To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi From the Head of the Shura Council
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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Monday saw the release of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Independent Commission of Inquiry report on last summer’s conflict in Gaza. Ben provided us with links to the report and the accompanying press r... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times brought us news this morning about a string of terrorist attacks on three continents, heightening concerns over spreading jihadist influence around the globe. On Tuesday, an ISIS spoke... -
Rational Security, The "Schake and Awe" Edition
This week on Rational Security, Kori Schake of the Hoover Institution joins us to discuss whether the shooting of nine people in Charleston, SC, was an act of terrorism, what happens now that Chinese spi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Earlier today, the Islamic State launched a new offensive effort on the town of Kobani along the Syrian-Turkish border, presumably in attempt to counter recent Kurdish advances on Tal Abyad and the jihad... -
Whose Fault is the OPM Hack Really?
Everyone's mad at the Office of Personnel Management, and I totally get why. The hack is awful, the magnitude staggering. The consequences will be big, both for the country and for lots of individuals. I...
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