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Harvard Event with Bruce Schneier and Edward Snowden
On Friday, the former spoke by videolink with the latter, about (unsurprisingly enough) surveillance, privacy and data security. Youtube has a video of their discussion: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama arrived in India over the weekend. -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on Opening of This Week's Al-Hadi Hearing
Here it is. Last night's statement from Brigadier General Mark Martins opens: Good evening. This week the Military Commission convened to try the charges against Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi will hold its third... -
Al-Hadi Case: January 25 Session
Today marks the first in a week-long hearing in the military commission case of United States v. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi. But unfortunately this week, Lawfare won't be able to view---and blog about---the G... -
The Week That Will Be
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Supreme Court to Decide Another Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Case
The Supreme Court granted certiorari on Friday in OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs, a case involving the commercial activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The Kurdish Right to Self-Governance
Editor’s Note: The question of the Kurds is one of the knottiest in the Middle East—and that is saying something. Kurdish rebellions have led to tens of thousands of deaths in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, and... -
UNCLOS on Trial in the South China Sea
The latest installation of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative covers several recent developments in the region, including China and Japan’s progress towards an East China Sea crisis mechanism, Jap... -
New Addition to Lawfare's Roster: Herb Lin
I'm delighted to announce that Herb Lin has joined Lawfare as a contributing editor. Herb has actually been writing for us for a while, so he needs little introduction to Lawfare readers. He is currently... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #107: Tanvi Madan on the Future of the US-India Relationship
With President Barack Obama on his way to India early next week, we asked Tanvi Madan, Fellow and Director of the India Project here at Brookings, onto the podcast to preview Obama’s trip and discuss wha... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
During President Obama's sixth State of the Union address, Ben shared relevant passages from the text of the speech. After the address, Carrie Cordero pointed out the incongruence between the president’s... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
King Abdullah, the leader of Saudi Arabia, has died at 90, the New York Times reports. He assumed power in 1995 when his predecessor suffered a stroke, and then ascended to the throne in 2005. World lead...
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