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South China Sea Fireworks at MILOPS
Last year, I posted this remarkable set of slides from the Chinese presentation at the MILOPS conference in Singapore, slides entitled "China has indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South Ch... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
After over three years of pretrial and motions hearings, Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court martial begins today at Ft. Meade, report Julie Tate and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post. Manning faces 22 cha... -
Hanging Out at MILOPS
Monday finds me in Bangkok---jetlagged and exhausted---at the 26th annual International Military Law and Operations (MILOPS) Conference, which is convened every year by U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). I do... -
Corn Comments on the Costs of Shifting to a Pure Self-Defense Model
The following guest post is from Professor Geoffrey Corn (South Texas College of Law), in response to a post in which I raised the possibility that, in light of the non-battlefield targeting standards ar... -
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Moratorium on Lethal Autonomous Robots
Christof Heyns, the UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings and other bad stuff has issued a statement reiterating his call for a "moratorium" on the use of lethal autonomous robots. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Hearing few objections (and indeed many expressions of support!), I forge ahead with Lawfare's newest feature: the Week That Was. The week's big news was that President Obama plans to nominate James Com... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with some good news about terrorists for a change. Mansour J. -
Readings: Jim Comey on "Intelligence Under the Law"
In light of Jim Comey's reported selection as FBI director, this 2005 speech---published later in the Green Bag---is a matter of inherent interest. It's one of the things I'll be reading over the next fe... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
All you ham consumers should now be on alert: Chinese company Shuanghui International is proposing to acquire pork producer Smithfield Foods. According to the Washington Post's Howard Schneider and Brady... -
Why Jim Comey is a Great Choice for FBI Director
In the abstract, the last thing President Obama needs in a new FBI director is another (very) tall, white, male moderate Republican. But there are people who compel you to throw out the rule book. And Ji... -
More Questions About the USG Basis for Complaints about China’s Cyber Exploitations
I have written many posts about China's cyber exploitations that make two points (among others): (1) USG complaints about China’s cyber exploitations against USG databases (such as those in DOD) are hypo... -
POTUS Plans to Nominate James B. Comey as Next FBI Director
So report the New York Times and the Washington Post.
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