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The Key Amendments to the Defense Appropriations Act
Last week the House of Representatives passed its version of the Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015, H.R. 4870, with a series of amendments with major implications for national security poli... -
Relitigating Guantánamo in the Context of Abu Khattala: A Different View
As I read Ben’s, Jack’s, John’s Steve’s and Wells’s posts, I come away with the impression that there is unanimous agreement at Lawfare that Abu Khattala (a) cannot be sent to Guantánamo for further inte... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Rising Threat of Revolt in Autocracies
Editor’s Note: “People power” has long captured the hearts of Western publics, with images of brave protesters standing up to tyrants renewing our faith in how extraordinary ordinary people can be. Yet e... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #80: CrISIS in Iraq
Brookings Senior Fellows Kenneth Pollack, Suzanne Maloney, and Michael O’Hanlon discussed the evolving security crisis in Iraq on Thursday at a Brookings event entitled "Iraq in Crisis: What Options Does... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The news this week was dominated by the fact that U.S. Special Forces in Libya captured the man who allegedly orchestrated the September 11, 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi: A... -
Weekend Reading -- the 2014 QHSR
Back in 2006 or so, we had a great idea -- the Department of Homeland Security should do a quadrennial review, just as DOD does. Thus was born the QHSR -- the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. The ... -
Does the Abu Khattalla Detention Pose "Unnecessary Delay?"
The government seems to think not, judging by New York Times coverage I noted earlier this morning. Among other things, the Times piece discusses the executive branch's thinking about Abu Khattalla's det... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama announced yesterday that the United States will send military advisers to Iraq. CNN has the details of President Obama’s announcement, and accompanying video. It seems Congress is going ... -
When There's No AUMF Nexus: Abu Khattalla and Criminal Procedure
I seem to have arrived late to the Abu Khattalla party. But I concur most emphatically that he should be tried in a stateside civilian court. -
The Obviously Unconstitutional Cotton Amendment
Among the proposed amendments to the DOD appropriations bill currently under consideration in the House of Representatives is this doozy, courtesy of Arkansas Rep. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Headlines on the crisis in Iraq dominate again today. In breaking news, Iraqi politicians are vying to oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki---with possible American support. American officials have met wi...
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