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Reactions to the President's AUMF Draft Don't Augur Well
The New York Times thinks President Obama's draft AUMF is dangerously broad: The parameters of a proposed war authorization the White House sent to -
Thursday at the Military Commissions: The 9/11 Case
After the ups and downs of this week's hearings in the military commissions case of United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al., Thursday provided a much more straightforward series of motions brought... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: A Nuclear Asia?
Editor’s Note: Fears about nuclear weapons and concerns about East Asia typically reside in separate worlds. But one risk of a rising China that is usually ignored is how it affects the risk of nuclear w... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #110: Shane Harris and Benjamin Wittes with Serious Jokes on Surveillance
A few weeks ago, Shane Harris and Benjamin Wittes spoke at Washington and Lee School of Law’s symposium on Cyber-surveillance in the Post-Snowden Age. Shane and Ben are familiar names to frequent Lawfare... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
After months of dithering, President Barack Obama sent a draft Authorization for Use of Military Force for ISIS to Congress on Wednesday. As it became clearer that the administration would formally reque... -
Two Reflections on the White House Cybersecurity Summit
As many know, the White House held a summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection at Stanford University today. In addition to President Obama, a number of CEOs also spoke on privacy and security iss... -
Rational Security, Episode #6: The "Men Behaving Badly" Edition
The latest episode of Rational Security is now out. Enjoy! -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #53: An Interview with Alex Klimburg
In this week’s episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, I take our new mobile recording equipment to Paris to talk about Europe’s cybersecurity directive with Alex Klimburg, of the Hague Institute for Strategic ... -
Reactions to the ISIL-Specific AUMF
Below you will find a compilation of public statements and reactions to President Obama’s draft ISIL-specific AUMF. In short: Democrats are concerned there aren't enough limits, and Republicans can’t un... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS militants have seized Al-Baghdadi, a town in western Iraq, and have begun advancing toward nearby Ayn Al-Assad Air Base, which houses U.S. military personnel, CNN reports. -
The Ongoing Shift from Global War to Global Self-Defense Against Terrorism: Afghanistan Edition
Have you been pondering the meaning of the ban on "enduring offensive" ground combat operations included in the administration's draft ISIS AUMF? Wondering what it means in practice for the US military t...
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