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DCCA Vacates Al-Bahlul's Convictions
As expected. You'll find the three judge panel's one-page per curiam order here. From the order: Upon consideration of the supplemental briefs filed by the parties and, in particular, the supplemental ... -
KSM's Defense Counsel to Work for UN Special Rapporteur Investigating Drone Strikes?
I'm not sure what to make of this: As I've just explained, a UN Special Rapporteur has launched an investigation into the legality of US and Israeli drone strike practices. The Special Rapporteur's sta... -
Drone Strikes, the UN Special Rapporteur Investigation, and the Duty to Investigate
[Update - I've clarified some points below, at the bottom, in response to reader feedback] Ben Emmerson QC is a British human rights law specialist who currently serves as the UN Human Rights Council's ... -
American Security Project Drone Event---and Joshua Foust Paper
Yesterday, the American Security Project (ASP) held a lunch event on drones. The discussion, between ASP's CEO Stephen Cheney, ASP Fellow Joshua Foust, Daphne Eviatar of Human Rights First, and me was a ... -
Breaking: NSD AAG Lisa Monaco to Replace John Brennan at the White House
The New York Times has the story on that, and other Administration staff changes... -
Herb Lin Primer on Cyber Conflict and National Security
Herb Lin, the chief scientist at the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (which is a component of the National Research Council of the National Academies), has been the study director of many i... -
New CRS Report on "The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework"
Our friends over at Secrecy News, which I am adding to the Lawfare News Feed, have released a new Congressional Research Service report entitled, "The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Fram... -
Hoover Task Force Short Essay #2: "Governing a World of Many-to-Many Threats and Defenses"
The second installment in the Hoover Institution's series of short essays on national security challenges for the Obama administration's second term is now out. It is by . . . me. Entitled, "Governing a ... -
Brookings Event with Gen. Stanley McChrystal
This should pique the interest of our local readers: Killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and His Legacy: A Discussion with General Stanley A. McChrystal -
Senator Kerry’s Incoherent Testimony on War Powers
In transition from long-time legislator to senior Executive branch official, and asked to reconcile positions that are impossible to reconcile, Senator Kerry in his confirmation testimony took a nuanced ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the latest and greatest national security threat facing the American homeland: North Korea. -
Second-Term Obama Administration Policy on Extra-AUMF Threats
As Ben noted, I have a short essay on extra-AUMF threats as part of a Hoover Institution Task Force on National Security and Law series. Drawing on Bobby’s important paper on the topic, I briefly explai...
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