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More on the Administration's AUMF Strategy
A friend who is familiar with Obama administration thinking responds to my post on yesterday’s AUMF hearing: The administration’s focus is not on ending the war, but on ensuring that future presidents do... -
Revised Counterinsurgency Field Manual
The revised COIN Field manual is available here. I have not read it but Small Wars Journal has critical commentary by Charles Dunlap, Bing West, Adam Elkus, and -
"Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific," by Robert D. Kaplan
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Reactions to Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the AUMF
There is much to say about today’s hearing on the AUMF, and I am sure my colleagues will weigh in with much more. But I have two quick reactions for now. First, I suggest reading two recent Eli Lake ar... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #20: An Interview with Shane Harris
For the first time, we begin the podcast not with NSA on the defensive, but with breaking news of an American counterattack on Chinese cyberspying---the indictment of several PLA members for breaking int... -
Read Out on Today's GTMO Hunger Strike Hearing
Last week, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler entered a temporary restraining order in a habeas case filed by Guantanamo detainee Jihad Dhiab. Among other things, and most interestingly, her ruling tempo... -
So What's in that FISA Reform Bill Anyway?
Over at the New York Times, Charlie Savage has a good story about civil libertarian irritation over the latest version of the "USA FREEDOM Act," H.R. 3361---which he has also posted. -
Live: Senate Hearing on the AUMF
As Bobby noted earlier, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing entitled: "Authorization For Use Of Military Force After Iraq And Afghanistan." -
Today's Headlines Commentary
In response to “extensive” pressure on the administration, the Department of Justice will release a 2011 memo that provided the legal justification for the killing of American terrorist suspects overseas... -
Questions that Should Be Asked at Today's Senate AUMF Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has a hearing this morning concerning the future of the AUMF, featuring DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston, State Department Principle Deputy Legal Adviser Mary Ma... -
The U.S. Corporate Theft Principle
David Sanger’s piece in this morning’s NYT explores the USG’s attempts to justify cracking down on cyber-theft of intellectual property of U.S. firms while at the same time continuing to spy on non-U.S. ... -
The USA FREEDOM Act and a FISA "Special Advocate"
For those who haven’t been following super-closely, the Manager’s Amendment to H.R. 3361—the USA FREEDOM Act—is now slated to be considered by the full House of Representatives in the coming days.
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