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Tom Malinowski Responds on Lethal Autonomous Systems: Part II
After responding yesterday to Matt and Ken on lethal autonomous robots, Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski now takes aim at my critique of his group's report on robots with autonomous lethal capability. -
The Libyan Afterparty Continues
Walter Russell Mead coined the phrase “Libyan afterparty” to describe the many unintended and unhappy consequences – especially for the rise of Islamist terrorist power centers in Northern Africa – of th... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with NDAA news: It passed the Senate yesterday 98-0, and, as our readers should know by now, it once again restricts the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay and now prohibits the milita... -
The ICRC and <em>Slate</em>: An Exchange on Weapons
The ICRC, on its blog Intercross, has responded to a pair of recent articles in Slate on weapons. -
Tom Malinowski Responds on Autonomous Lethal Systems
Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch has responded to our critique of their recent report on autonomous lethal systems. -
Senate NDAA Amendments Update
As readers know, last Thursday the Senate approved Senator Feinstein’s amendment to the NDAA, regarding the domestic detention of citizens and lawful permanent residents. That wasn’t all. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
General Carter F. Ham, head of U.S. Africa Command, spoke at George Washington University yesterday, and detailed how Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb is using Mali as a safe haven to recruit and train te... -
Completion of Copenhagen Process Principles and Guidelines on Detainees in International Military Operations
Belatedly, I want to note the completion -- on October 18/19 -- of the “Copenhagen Process on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations” and the release of “The Copenhagen Process Pr... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Just in case you had a good weekend, Bruce Riedel of Brookings gives us the latest update on Al Qaeda’s emerging power bases in The Daily Beast: Under siege by drones in Pakistan and Yemen, al Qaeda ... -
Readings: Matt and Ken on "Law and Ethics for Robot Soldiers"
I linked earlier to this new article in the course of critiquing Human Rights Watch's report on "killer robots," but it's worth separate notice. -
Elsewhere in the NDAA: Iran Sanctions
Most discussion of the NDAA on this blog focuses on detainee-related provisions, and a familiar argument is that some of these provisions inappropriately tie the President’s hands, stripping the executiv... -
DHS Cybersecurity Authorities
One of the things that has struck me about the debate concerning cybersecurity legislation is that we don't have a really good baseline of existing legal authorities for the protection of cyberspace. Sl...
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