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A Declaration of War Against the Law Review: Announcing the Lawfare Research Paper Series 2.0
I am hereby declaring war on the law review. Yes, I know, students need law review service to get the good clerkships and jobs. And yes, I know, academics need law review publications for their tenure f... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
It's hard to talk about anything but Syria today, so we won't really attempt it. In a formal statement this afternoon, Secretary of State John Kerry cited "clear" and "compelling" evidence that the Assa... -
British Bow Out of Syria Intervention, USG Plunging Ahead
As Wells noted, the British Parliament rejected a motion of support for British participation in military strikes against Syria in response to its alleged use of chemical weapons against its citizens. H... -
UK Parliament Votes Down British Military Action in Syria
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A Critique of the Latest Snowden Disclosures
The world now has extraordinary access to the details of how the United States operates and funds its intelligence agencies, courtesy of Edward Showden and the Washington Post. This will lead to no good... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syria is on the front pages of every newspaper and at the forefront of everyone's minds, so we begin with the latest there. President Obama was interviewed by PBS Newshour yesterday and said that althou... -
The War Powers Resolution and Using Force in Syria
As long as we are covering the waterfront when it comes to the legal questions raised by the prospect of using force in Syria, we should say something about the role of the War Powers Resolution. After ... -
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a discussion draft of the proposed cybersecurity framework called for by President Obama's Executive Order. Here is a draft: NIST Discuss... -
This Has To Hurt -- The IC Budget Revealed
For years, the Intelligence Community has fought hard against the disclosure of its budget. Even the top line total was, for many decades, classified. Now, thanks to Edward Snowden, the Washington Post... -
Intervention to Stop Atrocities: Kosovo History as Predictive
A few years ago I wrote a Council on Foreign Relations report titled Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities: International Norms and U.S. -
Lawfare's Coverage of Legal Issues Regarding Military Action in Syria
The situation in Syria being fluid, and our writers having authored a good number of posts on the subject, I thought it might be useful to compile the blog's work on legal issues, international and domes... -
Akande on the Legality of Humanitarian Intervention
Dapo Akande has a pithy analysis of the legality of humanitarian intervention at EJIL: Talk! Akande notes that “there is very little State support for the view that international law permits States to u...
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