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The Foreign Policy Essay: Just How Effective is the U.S. Drone Program Anyway?
Editor’s Note: Drones and their use have long fascinated and frustrated many of us at Lawfare. Part of the fascination stems from the new ground being broken, both technologically and especially at the p... -
Without the USA Freedom Act, NSA Could Resume Bulk Collection Even if Patriot Act Provisions Expire
With the Senate continuing its dangerous brinksmanship regarding the imminent expiration of three Patriot Act provisions, opponents of NSA bulk data collection seem poised to celebrate whatever happens. ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Conversation with James Comey
It isn't every day that a former general counsel at one security agency interviews the current head of another security agency. And it really isn't every day that the director of the FBI calls big compan... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday, the United States celebrated Memorial Day. President Obama marked the holiday by giving an address at Arlington Cemetery. He noted that this was “the first Memorial Day in 14 years that the Un... -
Time to Resolve the Metadata Fight
Congress is playing brinksmanship again, this time over the national-security metadata collection program. Until the Second Circuit concluded that Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act did not authorize bul... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Iraqi forces focus on driving ISIS out of Ramadi, two bombings rocked Baghdad yesterday, killing 15 and wounding 42 more. The Associated Press reports that the two car bombs detonated late Thursday ni... -
Where the Science is Taking Us in Cybersecurity
Science tends to take us places where policy cannot follow. Policy tends to take us places where science cannot follow. Yet neither science nor policy can be unmindful of the other. Here I will confine m... -
Rational Security: "The 'How Much is a Copy of Orgasm?' Edition"
Shane and I were alone for yesterday's taping of Rational Security, Tamara being away on an overseas trip, so we pulled out the Scotch and had a conversation about two of my recent pieces of work: Jodie ... -
Psychology and War Powers
The common denominator of nettlesome war powers questions is who should make the difficult and freighted decisions about whether the nation goes to war, how it fights a war, and when it ends a war. Surpr... -
The End of Active Hostilities Versus the End of Armed Conflict
On Tuesday, Ben and Cody noted the apparent tension between President Obama's Memorial Day comments about the end of the war in Afghanistan and the Justice Department's arguments in the Al Warafi case. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In Iraq, Shia militia forces fighting to retake Anbar province and its capital Ramadi have decided to rename their military campaign. Originally, the title referenced a figure holy to Shia Islam, thus ex... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #68: An Interview with Julian Sanchez
Our guests for Episode 68 include Julian Sanchez, senior fellow at the CATO Institute where he studies issues at the busy intersection of technology, privacy, and civil liberties, with a particular focus...
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