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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Just hours after Saudi Arabia announced the end of its bombing campaign in Yemen, planes from the Saudi-led coalition carried out a fresh round of airstrikes. Reuters reports that an airstrike hit Taiz s... -
A Response on Harold Koh
I received the following email from a government lawyer who was involved in the drone strike discussions about my post yesterday about Harold Koh's role in those discussions: I think your characterizati... -
Targeting AQAP's Mufti Ibrahim al-Rubaysh
Last Wednesday, the New York Times brought us the news that a U.S. drone strike had killed Ibrahim al-Rubaysh---allegedly a top ideologue, spokesman, and operational planner for al Qaeda in the Arabian P... -
Barking up the Wrong Tree: How Not to Save the British Armed Forces from Legal Defeat
Judicial imperialism is defeating the British armed forces. At least this is what the authors of a report recently published by the Policy Exchange---an influential British think tank---claim. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States is sending two more ships to the waters off Yemen, the New York Times reports. The pair, an aircraft carrier and a guided missile cruiser, will join at least seven other U.S. vessels al... -
The Strange Case of Harold Koh at NYU
I would normally lay off writing about the flap that has erupted at NYU over Harold Koh's presence there. Academic politics don't interest me much. Student protests interest me even less. And student pro... -
Another Response to Andrew McCarthy on the Corker Bill Iran Review
Andrew McCarthy has a thoughtful response to my critique of his weekend column on the Corker Review bill. I recommend it. -
Great New Podcast Series by Juliette Kayyem
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Latest Episode of "Rational Security"
"Rational Security" was delayed last week, but the special "Crusader Airstrikes Edition" is now out. -
Wall Street Journal Essay Adapted from "The Future of Violence"
The Wall Street Journal over the weekend ran this essay adapted from our new book, The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones—---Confronting A New Age of Threat. It opens, You walk into... -
More Arrests of Americans Attempting to Fight for ISIL in Syria
Six Somali-American men from the Minneapolis area have been arrested on material support charges, based on allegations that they were attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIL. The complaint and corresp... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Islamic State released a video on Sunday in which militants from the extremist group are seen killing a group of Ethiopian Christians. The video originated in Libya, and the group of Ethiopian Christ...
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