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"Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force," by Robert M. Farley
Published by The University Press of Kentucky (2014) Reviewed by Charles Blanchard -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The Trouble With Nation-Building
Editor's Note: As Iraq collapses into yet another bloody civil war and chaos sweeps across the Middle East, Americans are once again hearing calls for rebuilding the institutions and societies of the Mid... -
This is Seriously Weird
Russia slaps a travel ban on Rep. Jim Moran, Judge Gladys Kessler, and a bunch of people connected to Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. That'll show 'em. From the Associated Press: MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has pla... -
On Emergency U.K. Data Retention Legislation
After Edward Snowden leaked, the UK Government dripped. Or, to put it less metaphorically, a major controversy played out in the UK over the past week around the speed, tone and scope of the coalition G... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #84: Bahlul, Bahlul, Bahlul
It was a big week at the D.C. Circuit, which handed down the en banc decision in the Al Bahlul military commission case. It's a complicated decision: a mess of a procedural history, lots of separate opin... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The big news this week: Lawfare recently received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, and Ben reached out to you, our loyal readers and followers, for financial contributions to help make Lawfare better. Just d... -
A Primer on Legal Developments Regarding Private Military Contractors
Recent events again have raised the issue of accountability for alleged human rights violations by Blackwater, the most notorious of the private contractors deployed by the United States in the Iraq war.... -
Please Support Lawfare as We Rebuild the Site
Yesterday, we received a notification from the IRS that our 501(c)(3) tax exempt status has now been approved---making donations to Lawfare tax deductible. Today, we met with representatives of a tech co... -
"Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," by Robert M. Gates
Published by Knopf (2014) Reviewed by Charlie Dunlap -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, Cody and I flagged the news that a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777, en route to Kuala Lumpur, had crashed in Ukraine near the border with Russia. U.S. officials confirmed yesterday that the pla... -
Bringing More Due Process to CFIUS: An Overview of the D.C. Circuit's Opinion in <em>Ralls</em>
Tuesday’s opinion in Ralls v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States came as quite a surprise. For the first time, a federal court considered the relationship between due process, on the on... -
The Loss of MH17 Over Ukraine
Much will, no doubt, be written about the destruction of Malaysian Flight 17 today over Ukraine. Early speculation is that the plane may have been destroyed by Ukrainian separatists, who deny the charge...
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