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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... -
The DoD Law of War Manual, Broken Down By Chapter
The people have spoken, and Lawfare has listened. As a service to readers, we today have created, under the "Special Features" menu, a standalone page containing the recently released, long anticipate... -
Mike Lewis, Ave Atque Vale
Like others here at Lawfare, I was saddened - and shocked, as well, as I had not known anything was amiss — to hear of Mike Lewis’ passing. I had just sent Mike an email, in fact, inviting him to guest ... -
Brookings Debate: Should the U.S. put boots on the ground to fight ISIS?
On Wednesday evening, three policy experts and one U.S. senator went head-to-head in the first ever Brookings Debate, discussing the question at hand: Should the U.S. deploy boots on the ground to fight ... -
No CTIIC Meddling Please: Excerpts from White House Veto Threat
Back on June 15, the White House issued a SAP (statement of administration policy) spelling out objections to H.R. 2596, the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY'16. The SAP concludes that the Presiden... -
Why I Don't "Trust" the Military Commissions (And You Shouldn't Either...)
In a characteristically thoughtful post, my friend (and, in his words, "long-time sparring partner") Charlie Dunlap takes me to task for some of my comments in last week's Lawfare podcast with regard to ... -
Military Commissions After <em>Al-Bahlul</em>
I take issue with two recent critiques of the Guantanamo military commissions, both arising from a D.C. Circuit panel’s reversal, earlier this month, of the conviction by military commission of Ali al-Ba...
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