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Iran Sanctions 101: A Historical Primer
Last week, a harsh new set of Iran sanctions legislation sailed through the Senate foreign relations committee by a vote of 18-4. The legislation, written and introduced by Senators Mark Kirk and Robert ... -
Obama Says Terrorism Is Not an Existential Threat
In an interview this week, President Obama said that terrorism does not pose an existential threat: What I do insist on is that we maintain a proper perspective and that we do not provide a victory to th... -
Is the Visa Waiver Program a Threat to our National Security?
That question has taken on new significance after the Paris terrorist attacks, which have stoked fears that militants in Europe might exploit the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—under which citizens of 38 coun... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) executed Kenji Goto, a Japanese hostage, over the weekend. The Los Angeles Times reports on the atrocity. The Atlantic tells us more about Goto’s life and ... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Prisms Through Which Americans View the Middle East
Editor’s Note: Whether it is the war against the Islamic State or threats to Israel’s security, Americans have strong and often wildly different views about the Middle East and the U.S. role there, and w... -
On Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on cybersecurity and the Internet of Things. Although as a staff report, the report has no binding authority on anyone,... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #108: General Michael Hayden on Cybersurveillance in the Post-Snowden Age
General Michael Hayden, former Director of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, gave the keynote address last weekend at Washington and Lee School of Law's symposium on ... -
The Legal Basis for the Mughniyah Killing
The Washington Post and Newsweek report that the CIA in 2008 worked with Israel’s Mossad to kill Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah’s operations chief, in Damascus, Syria. The Post says that Mughniyah “had been ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last week, Ben wrote a piece critiquing both sides of the debate over Guantanamo. This week, Raha Wala responded, arguing that what the detention policy debate is really about, or at least should be abou... -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on the Conclusion of This Week's <em> Al-Hadi</em> Hearings
You'll find it here. Thursday's remarks by Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins open: Good afternoon. This week, the Military Commission convened to try the charges against Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi held ... -
"World Order," by Henry Kissinger
Published by Penguin Press (2014) Reviewed by Ali Wyne
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