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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Earlier this afternoon, the U.K. Parliament authorized British airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS by a vote of 524-43. Earlier reports noted that British operations could begin as early as this weekend. Th... -
Heritage Event on "The Legal Basis for Military Action against ISIS"
Featuring Cully Stimson, Bobby Chesney, Steve Vladeck, and Steve Bradbury. Here's the video: -
Update: UK Parliament Authorizes Airstrikes in Iraq
Debate has ended and the British Parliament has authorized airstrikes in Iraq by a vote of 524-43. -
Who Should Replace Eric Holder? David Kris
The biggest surprise I’ve had in this job is how much time the national-security issues take. Those are the primary things that I have to deal with in a post-9/11 world. From an eight-thirty meeting ever... -
Readings: An International Legal Framework for Surveillance, a New Article by Ashley Deeks
Lawfare's own Ashley Deeks (University of Virginia School of Law) has released a new article, "An International Legal Framework for Surveillance," available on SSRN and forthcoming in the Virginia Journa... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In breaking news this morning, US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that he will resign his office. -
NPR: AG Holder Will Step Down
That's the word from this piece by NPR's Carrie Johnson. It begins: Eric Holder Jr., the nation's first black U.S. attorney general, is preparing to announce his resignation Thursday after a tumultuous... -
President Obama on the Structural Nature of Transnational Terror
President Obama’s UN speech yesterday morning, as expected, focused heavily on transnational security issues, specifically the US-led air campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. But he also touched on s... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama addressed the UN General Assembly in New York today. The Washington Post contrasts the tone of these remarks with the tone of another claim by the President som -
Speaking the Law: Chapters 4 and 5
The Hoover Institution has released Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of our serialized book: Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration’s Addresses on National Security Law. -
A New Readership Demographic?
Wells, always on the lookout for new readers, does some market research in Massachusetts. At least they didn't answer, "Just Security"! Happy Wednesday. -
Strikes in Syria: The International Law Framework
[Cross-posted at Just Security] As is now well-known, the United States last night hit approximately 25 targets inside Syria, some of which were directed at ISIL, and some at a group that has only rec...
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