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Letter from Heads of SFRC and SASC to Kerry and Carter on South China Sea
Yesterday the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (McCain and Reed) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Corker and Menendez) sent a noteworthy letter to Secretarie... -
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have stalled. The Times tells us that the parties---Iran and the United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany ---haven’t made much headway... -
Why the AUMF for the Islamic State Has Stalled
“Congress is stalled in its effort to pass a separate resolution authorizing military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,” write Austin Wright and Bryan Bender in a good Politico stor... -
Netanyahu's Latest "Reversal" on Palestinian Statehood
Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, and explained that he hadn’t changed his policy on the creation of a Palestinian state. “I don't want a one... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
More news today out of Tunisia regarding the stunning militant attack on a museum in Tunis that left 23 people dead and wounded dozens more. -
New Book on Islamic State by Stern and Berger
Jessica Stern (who wrote Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill) and J.M. Berger have a new book that should be of interest to Lawfare readers: ISIS: The State of Terror. The book is a ... -
Thoughts on the Israeli Election
Over at the increasingly excellent Markaz site, my Brookings colleagues Natan Sachs and William Galston---the latter writing with Lawfare's Yishai Schwartz---have terrific commentary on the Israeli elect... -
The New (Old) Interim Convening Authority for Military Commissions
It seems Paul Oostburg Sanz, the Navy's General Counsel, will serve for the time being as the Guantanamo military commissions' Convening Authority---such temporary service being necessary in light of the... -
Four Years on, Syria's Refugees Search for a Future
Editor's note: The following was originally published on Markaz, a publication run by the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy. The Syrian uprising began four years ago. On Sunday, thanks to the Kor... -
Brennan Center Report on "What Went Wrong with the FISA Court"
The civil liberties group's report was released today. It was authored by Elizabeth Goitein and Faiza Patel (who has contributed pieces to Lawfare), and has a foreword by retired U.S. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party scored a decisive victory in yesterday’s Israeli election, setting the stage for him to serve a third consecutive---and fourth overall---term...
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