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Bits and Bytes
I see so many interesting articles every day, that I thought I'd start a new "featurette" that I'm calling Bits and Bytes. This will be a short compilation of links to things I've seen that might intere... -
Are Armed Drones Anything Strategically New?
Strategika, a Hoover Institution online journal edited by Victor Davis Hanson, has published a symposium on whether armed drones are strategically something new, or just an incremental step forward in re... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times is reporting that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been engaged in secret contacts with the Taliban, which might help to explain Karzai's continued refusal to sign a long-term securit... -
A Proposal for Targeted Killing Oversight by Ex-AG Alberto Gonzales, and a Response by Steve
Here are two quite recent papers, both of obvious interest to Lawfare readers. The first, entitled "Drones: the Power to Kill," was penned by former Attorney Alberto Gonzales. Among other things, Gonza... -
A Conversation at the Berkman Center---And the Comments of Tim Berners-Lee
Yesterday afternoon, I was privileged to participate in a fascinating event at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Entitled "Defending an Unowned Internet: Opportuni... -
Judge Bates and a FISA "Special Advocate"
In the midst of the hubbub over the PRG and PCLOB reports and the President's speech, one of January's more interesting developments in the FISA reform conversation has largely gone unaddressed (albeit n... -
Today at 10am: A Boatload of Hearings on the Hill
Today at 10am, there will be a number of hearings that may be of interest to Lawfare readers: House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining Recommendations to Reform FISA Authorities." Link is here. T... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Your daily dose of Snowdenia: according to Euractiv, European officials were upset over a recently-publicized, Snowden-sourced disclosure, regarding the United States' eavesdropping on negotiators at a 2... -
The Cairo Diary: Days of Cold Tea and Rotting Lemons
Moldy tea bags offer the only evidence that any time has passed, when Drew Brammer walks into the apartment one week after its occupants, Hossam Meneai and Jeremy Hodge, were taken from it in the middle ... -
Readings: "Charting the Legal Geography of NIAC" by Michael Schmitt
I'll be participating this week in a Naval War College workshop on "Legal Implications of Autonomous Weapons," and since my presentation topic at the workshop is "area of operations" with respect to auto... -
Brief Outage: Our Apologies
We just had a brief outage---which is likely connected to the cyberattacks on Lawfare from yesterday, though I have not confirmed that. Our apologies to those who have had trouble accessing the site. Int... -
Al Qaeda Statement Breaking with ISIS
Courtesy of Aaron Zelin and his indispensable Jihadology blog, here is the latest dust-up in the Al Qaeda family: “On the Relationship of Qā’idat al-Jihād and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām.”
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