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Two Upcoming Events at Brookings
Two upcoming events at the Brookings Institution that are salient to a lot of the issues we discuss on Lawfare: Pakistan on the Edge: The Future of Pakistan and the U.S. Response -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of developments over the weekend in the case of the American soldier who went on a rampage and killed 16 Afghan civilians. First off, he now has a name--Staff Sgt. Robert Bales--and the New York Tim... -
Peter Margulies on Proposed FOIA Amendments
Peter Margulies of Roger Williams School of Law has this article on proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #7: Paul Rosenzweig and Allan Friedman on Cybersecurity Legislation
In this episode of the Lawfare Podcast, I sat down with Lawfare's cybersecurity legislative guest blogger, Paul Rosenzweig, and with my Brookings colleague Allan Friedman, to talk about pending pending c... -
Administration Response to Andy Worthington
An administration official sends in the following in response to Andy Worthington's critique of the DNI's recidivism numbers: How I wish he were right. But he isn’t. The DNI numbers usefully distingu... -
Andy Worthington on Guantanamo Recidivism
British journalist Andy Worthington offers this critique of the recent DNI report on Guantanamo recidivism--and of the press coverage of the report. -
"Power and Constraint" Book Events This Week
I have three major events in connection with my book this week. Tonight at 6 p.m., the Harvard Book Store will be hosting an event at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. Discussants will be Harvard profe... -
United States v. Jumaev (material support arrest in relation to IJU)
The complaint is here. From the press release: DENVER – Bakhtiyor Jumaev, 45, of Philadelphia, was arrested this morning without incident by members of the Philadelphia FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (... -
Upcoming National Security Conference (Federalist Society, April 5)
The Federalist Society's upcoming (April 5) national security and law symposium features an array of great speakers, including Ben and Steve. Details below: 2012 National Security Symposium Internatio... -
Comparing the Senate Cybersecurity Liability Provisions
In earlier posts I’ve written generally about the information sharing provisions of the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill and the McCain bill. Today I want to begin drilling down in comparing the two... -
Amazing David Ignatius Story--and ConText Follow Up
I had no idea when I wrote this post last night about ConText that I would awaken this morning to this incredible story by my former colleague David Ignatius about a cache of soon-to-be-released communic... -
ConText: Crowd-Sourcing Commentary and Analysis
In one of my other lives, a project to which I am particularly attached has come to fruition Friday. Called ConText, it has--at least on its face--nothing to do with national security law.
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