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The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, August 3rd at 11:30 am: The Hudson Institute will convene a panel on Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare: An Evolving Challenge. Lunch will b... -
The Limits of Counterterrorism
Using counterterrorism as a lens for seeing the Middle East, as the Obama administration so often does, has helped the United States achieve several important successes against the Al Qaeda core and avoi... -
Statement from Ahrar al-Sham: "Condolences on the Death of Mullah Omar"
Click here for the original content. -- بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ God says: -
The United States’ Feckless Cyber Deterrence Policy
David Sanger has a very damning story on the USG’s struggles to figure out how to respond to the OPM hack. It has decided it has to do something, Sanger tells us, but it cannot decide what to do, or whe... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Monaco, Clapper, and Lynch—The Aspen Security Forum Mixtape: Volume II
Last week, the podcast featured Aspen Security Forum interviews with a trio of Obama administration national security officials. This week is Part II, wherein we share edited discussions at the Aspen Sec... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week’s Lawfare Podcast features interviews from the Aspen Security Forum with—among others—FBI Director James Comey, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers. -
Did the Intercept Just Admit It Makes Up Facts?
It isn't every day you have an exchange with a journalist who just comes out and admits—twice, actually—that a story in his publication contains made up facts. -
What Is the Domestic Law Basis for U.S. Airstrikes Supporting AMISOM in Somalia?
A few days ago, Ashley had an excellent post flagging an important shift in U.S. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Fault lines are already appearing as the Taliban scrambles to explain and restructure after the death (some time back) of Mullah Omar. Yesterday, a group of senior Taliban leaders elected Mullah Akhtar M... -
Statement from the Taliban: "Appointing a New Leader”
Click here for the original content. -- الحمدلله رب العلمین والصلوة والسلام علی رسوله محمد و علی آله وأصحابه أجمعین و بعد Our Muslim Brothers! -
Statement from the Taliban: “Announcing the Death of the Leader of the Faithful Mullah Omar”
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Users Weigh in on What Database the PLA Should Hack Next
The results are in. Lawfare's “Name that Database” contest is now closed. All we can say is that Lawfare readers are a remarkably creative—and scary—bunch of folks. Some of these ideas are really qui...
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