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New Gallup Poll on Support for Drone Strikes
Ritika linked yesterday to a new Gallup poll on public attitudes towards drone strikes. The results are not surprising, but they are interesting. Americans largely support drone strike against foreign te... -
Congress v. China on Cybersecurity
Stewart Baker points to a provision in Congress’s continuing resolution that is the first serious attempt I have seen to punish (as opposed to rail against) China for its cybersecurity practices. Sect... -
Carter and Pearlstein on Prosecution and Counterterrorism (and the Question of Denied Areas)
Philip Carter and Deborah Pearlstein have posted a thoughtful essay at Foreign Policy that emphasizes the utility of civilian criminal prosecution as a counterterrorism option. I very much agree with th... -
A Successful Conclusion to the Warsame Experiment?
The Ahmed Warsame case (Warsame is the al Shabaab member captured by US forces while attempting to return to Somalia after a period of training with AQAP in Yemen, who was then held for two months in mil... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Big news from Afghanistan over the weekend---at least until the next time things fall apart: Just like that, after months of back and forth, Bagram is now in Afghan custody. Afghan officials have promise... -
The Lingering Elements of Detention in Afghanistan: Non-Afghans and Afghan ESTs
Ben has already noted that the United States and Afghahnistan struck a deal to resume the process of handing over the remnants of U.S. -
Chief Judge Lamberth on the Government's Foot-Dragging in the Guantánamo Habeas Cases
Even for those keeping up with the Guantánamo litigation, this decision by Chief Judge Lamberth, a declassified version of which was released on Friday, may have slipped under the radar. The specific iss... -
Why the USG Complaints Against Chinese Economic Cyber-Snooping Are So Weak
James Lewis had an op-ed yesterday in the WP about “Five Myths About Chinese Hackers.” The fifth myth: 5. America spies on China, too, so what can we complain about? Chinese officials portray their cou... -
Will The Supreme Court Issue a Decision in Kiobel This Week?
Although most Supreme Court watchers are focused on the two gay marriage cases to be argued before the Court on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (NB: I signed the brief submitted by former Republican o... -
Caitlin Fitz Gerald on Drones, Polarization, and Google Autofill
Over at the graphical Drawnward blog, Caitlin Fitz Gerald has figured out an interesting way of illustrating our increasingly polarized attitudes over drones. She typed "drones are" into Google and grabb... -
Detention Deal in Afghanistan
Both the New York Times and Washington Post are reporting that U.S. and Afghan officials have resolved the dispute over the transfer of authority over the Detention Facility at Parwan to Afghanistan. -
The AUMF Will Soon Extend to Syria (If It Doesn't Already)
The WSJ has a story (behind paywall, I think) about the CIA “expanding its role in the campaign against the Syrian regime by feeding intelligence to select rebel fighters to use against government forces...
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