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John Dehn on Autonomous Robots and Targeting
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Shane Harris on Madison and Civil Liberties
Over at Washingtonian, Shane Harris has a very generous blog post about Ritika and my recent chapter on James Madison and civil liberties during the War of 1812---which was published as part of a recent ... -
Copyrights and Cyberspace
It doesn't strictly fit into the Lawfare domain, but this episode was interesting enough that it seemed worthy of a blog post: The Republican Study Committee (a very conservative caucus within the House... -
Upcoming Brookings Events
Three events at Brookings are coming up in the near future that will be of interest to readers: 1. The Internationalization of Law Ninth Annual Raymond Aron Lecture Featuring Professor Mireille Delmas-... -
Two Developments in Hedges
First up: on Monday the Hedges plaintiffs, with the United States' consent, sought additional time with which to file their response brief. (From the docket, it seems the plaintiffs actually had request... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with some big news. SecDef Leon Panetta has announced that President Obama intends to nominate Gen. Lloyd Austin as the next commander of CENTCOM to replace General James Mattis. -
DoD GC to Step Down at the End of the Year
Jeh Johnson, the Department of Defense's General Counsel, will resign effective midnight on December 31 of this year. According to his resignation letter, Johnson plans to take some time off, and then t... -
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.
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