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Today's Headlines and Commentary
A new deadline appears: one day after the U.N. Security Council formally endorsed the nuclear deal with Iran, Iranian legislators have decided to wait at least 80 days to vote on the deal. The 80-day wai... -
Iran, Sanctions, and the Illusion of a Better Bargain
Even the most vehement critics of the Obama administration’s agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear capabilities, among them Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senator Tom Cotton, no longer advance ... -
Jihadology Podcast: The Emergence of the Islamic State in AfPak with Don Rassler (Part 1)
This episode features part one of an interview with Don Rassler based on his article “Situating the Emergence of the Islamic State of Khorasan,” for the CTC Sentinel. This part of the conversation covers... -
A Comprehensive Timeline of the Iran Deal
Last week, we published our handy summary of the historic nuclear agreement reached between world powers and the Islamic Republic of Iran. As we read and reread the deal, we realized that one of the prim... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
New details are emerging about 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the Kuwaiti-born man who opened fire on two military sites in Tennessee, shooting seven people and killing five U.S. service members. -
The U.N. Security Council's Resolution on the Iran Deal
Earlier today, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the recently concluded nuclear deal with Iran. The resolution creates the mechanism though which Iran will ... -
Hearing This Week in the Al Hadi Military Commissions Case
A whopping two weeks of court time earlier had been reserved for pre-trial motions in United States v. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi---but not all of it will be filled with proceedings in the Guantanamo courtroom... -
A Sea Change for the Rule of Law in China
Over the past fortnight, the Chinese government has waged a judicial blitzkrieg across the country, arresting over 190 prominent human rights lawyers. The campaign is part and parcel of Beijing’s efforts... -
Why Congress Is Effectively Powerless To Stop The Iran Deal (and Why The Answer is Not the Iran Review Act)
Andrew McCarthy is once again blaming the poor Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act for Congress’s inability to stop the President from implementing the Iran deal. McCarthy is not the only one doing so. -
Marshall Erwin on the FBI's "Going Slowly"
Over at Just Security, Marshall Erwin has an excellent article entitled, "The FBI’s Problem Isn’t 'Going Dark.' Its Problem is Going Slowly." I'm not sure how much of Erwin's argument I agree with—defini... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, July 21st at 9 am: The Center for a New American Security and the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law will ... -
Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part II
Editor's Note: Last week we looked at how the lack of attention to governance has hindered effective U.S. security sector assistance. This week Gordon Adams of American University and Richard Sokolsky of...
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