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The Foreign Policy Essay: Can Terrorists be Scared Straight?
Editor’s Note: Blowhards and wannabes pose a dilemma for domestic counterterrorism. On the one hand, if a fool makes empty threats that he (yes, it’s usually a he) can’t make good on, it seems an overrea... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #121: Striking a Balance---Whistleblowing, Leaks, and Security Secrets
Last weekend, the New York Times published an article outlining the strength of congressional support for the CIA targeted killing program. -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Don’t forget: the Triple Entente Beer Summit is coming up! On May 7, the cast of characters behind the Lawfare Podcast, the Rational Security Podcast, and the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast will meet at the Wa... -
<em>Spokeo</em> and National Security/Foreign Relations Law – Especially <em>Zivotofsky</em>
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Spokeo v. Robins, a Fair Credit Reporting Act case which might appear to have little connection to national security and foreign relations law. But the c... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Saudi-led airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital of Sanaa overnight, targeting a residential district and killing several civilians, according to residents. Reuters notes that the strikes, which also hit a mi... -
New AP Poll on U.S. Targeted Killing Program
A new AP-GFK poll released today finds broad swaths of the American public continue to strongly support the U.S. targeted killing program. The poll was conducted in the days immediately following Preside... -
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China Worried By New US Cyber Strategy. "China's Defence Ministry expressed concern on Thursday at the Pentagon's updated cyber strategy that stresses the U.S. -
The Middle East Ticker
UN inquiry finds Israeli munitions killed civilians sheltering in UNRWA schools, also finds Hamas used (separate) UNRWA schools to store missiles and fire at Israelis. A special investigative panel desig... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reveals that the FBI helped facilitate a ransom payment to al Qaeda for Warren Weinstein, the kidnapped U.S. aid worker who, it was revealed last week, was inadvertently killed by... -
The Obama Administration-Zarif Disagreement About What the Iran Deal Will Do, and the Implications for the Iran Review Bill
One side is wrong. The Obama administration has made plain that the deal it is negotiating with Iran will be non-binding under international law, will not be converted to a binding international agreeme... -
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