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Get Yer Guantanamo Recidivism Report Here!
The latest DNI Guantanamo recidivism report is available here. The last such report is here. As you'll see, not a a lot of change. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post reports that the Islamic State has anti-tank weapons that have been seized from Syrian rebels. The news comes from a report by Conflict Armament Research, which concluded that ISIS fi... -
The Week That Will Be
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If We Don't Need an AUMF for Iraq, Why Would Repeal of the 2001 AUMF Matter?
This coming Wednesday evening, President Obama will address the country on the topic of Iraq and the Islamic State, describing his strategy and making the case to the public to support an approach that n... -
More on CIA Drone Strikes, Covert Action, TMA, and the Fifth Function
Yesterday Kevin Heller and I exchanged views on the possible sources of domestic authorization for the CIA to conduct drone strikes. -
Consequence, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Fourth Amendment's 'No-Win' Scenario
And, since I'm catching up on my blogging this morning, let me also recommend this paper by Scott Glick from the National Security Division of DOJ. Very much relevant to the ongoing meta-data debate an... -
Exploding Gas Tanks: Risk, Liability and Internet of Things
Well, summer is over now and it's time to get back to the real world. For starters, I had a chance to participate in a podcast for The Security Ledger on the topic of the vulnerability of the Internet o... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The Price of “Novorossiya”
Editor’s Note: Pundits in the United States and Europe worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heralds the rebirth of an aggressive and dangerous adversary. Yet while Russia’s so-far successful military ... -
DOJ Declassifies Memos On Domestic Surveillance Program
The Department of Justice recently released two Office of Legal Counsel opinions by Lawfare's own Jack Goldsmith from 2004. The first memo provides a lengthy and at times heavily-redacted justification f... -
CIA Drone Strikes and the Public Authority Justification
In a pair of posts (here and here), Kevin Heller at Opinio Juris explores a very interesting question: What exactly is the domestic legal foundation for the CIA’s use of lethal force given that the 2001 ... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #90: The ISIL Threat---A National Counterterrorism Assessment
It’s already made the headlines, but earlier this week, Matthew Olsen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, delivered a threat assessment of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria at the Brooki... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week, Bobby began providing a discussion from the Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict exploring when the Law of Armed Conflict ceases to apply, especially in instances of ...
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