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Hoover Book Soiree: Jameel Jaffer on "The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Monday, January 9, when Jack will interview Jameel Jaffer on his new book The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing... -
Don't Forget Your End-of-Year Contribution to Lawfare
If you are one of the many readers who has donated to Lawfare this year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you. Your support means a great deal to us as we continue to grow. This year has seen ast... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The week started with some unexpected early excitement over China’s seizure of a U.S. navy drone in international waters in the South China Sea. Julian Ku kicked off our discussion the weak legal basis f... -
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A gunman has shot and killed Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov at an Ankara art gallery. -
Climate Change and National Security: An Opportunity for the Trump Administration—and Everyone Else
After campaigning on the promise to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, last week President-elect Trump seemed to reaffirm his ambivalence about the scientific consensus on the subject whe... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week saw Donald Trump finally reach a decision as to who will serve as his Secretary of State, following an unusually public and drawn-out selection process: Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson. -
International Spillover Effects
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China, Encryption Policy, and International Influence
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A Necessary Discussion About International Law
PDF version A review of Jens David Ohlin and Larry May's Necessity in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2016). *** -
The Week That Will Be
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The Lawfare Podcast: Christopher Moran on "Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA"
The Lawfare Podcast has made it to our 200th episode! Thank you to all our listeners, old and new. -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday, the White House released a major report on the legal and policy frameworks guiding U.S. use of military force. Benjamin Wittes provided his thoughts on the report, and Chris Mirasola and Helen... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree: Christopher Moran on "Company Confessions: Secrets, Memoirs, and the CIA"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7pm on Wednesday, December 7th, when Jack will interview Christopher Moran on his book Company Confessions: Secrets... -
Evolving Standards of Dual Citizenship
PDF version A review of Peter Spiro's At Home in Two Countries (NYU Press, 2016). *** -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, December 5th at 1:30pm: New America will host a discussion on Fighting for Humanity in War, featuring Yves Dacord, Elisa Massimino, and ... -
CNAS Event on "Surveillance Policy: A Pragmatic Agenda for 2017 and Beyond"
On Monday, December 12th, the Center for a New American Security will be hosting an event of interest to Lawfare readers on "Surveillance Policy: A Pragmatic Agenda for 2017 and Beyond." The event will f... -
Yale Conference on “Bridging the Divide”
From March 30-April 1, 2017, the Yale Center for Global Legal Challenges and the Yale Office of International Affairs are sponsoring the Yale Cyber Leadership Forum, a two-day program that will focus on ... -
Four Myths about the Kurds, Debunked
Editor’s Note: There is one bright spot in the darkness of the Middle East: the U.S. relationship with various Kurdish groups. In Iraq and Syria in particular, the Kurds seem the bulwark of U.S. efforts ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes offered a defense of libertarian panic as a response to the Trump administration. He also shared journalist Jonathan Rauch’s query for input from Lawfare readers concerning how to identi...
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