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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Earlier this week, 47 Republican senators sent an open letter to the leaders of Iran. -
Live: CIA Director John Brennan Speaks at CFR
At 1:00 pm, CIA Director John Brennan will speak at the Council on Foreign Relations on the agency's strategy for strengthening intelligence-gathering capabilities and how the agency will be restructured... -
Senate Foreign Relations Hearing on ISIS AUMF
Earlier this morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mart... -
The 23rd National Security Law Institute
The Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law is putting on its 23rd National Security Law Institute this summer, from May 31st to June 12th. The Institute is a two-wee... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Moral Values and the Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
Editor’s Note: The latest reporting suggests the United States and Iran are inching closer to a deal on their nuclear program, but will they succeed and will it stick? The answer to this question depends... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report on recidivism among former Guantanamo detainees this week. The report details that, while nine additional former detainees returned t... -
Live: Herb Lin Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Committee
Today at 2:00 pm, Lawfare's Herb Lin, along with Richard Bejtlich and Gregory Shannon, will provide testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on "Understanding the Cyber Threat and Implica... -
Live: Gen. John Allen Addresses the Future of the Fight Against ISIL
At 5:00 pm, General John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will deliver a keynote address at the Atlantic Council on the future of the fight against the Islamic ... -
Happening Now: DNI James Clapper Speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations
At the top of the hour, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr. will discuss the state of the intelligence community, and outline the major challenges and successes experienced throughout... -
The Week That Will Be
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New Additions to the Lawfare Team
I'm excited to announce three new additions to Lawfare's roster of contributing editors---all of whom have written for the site before and will be familiar to our readers. Timothy H. Edgar is a visiting... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The South Korean Sentry—A “Killer Robot” to Prevent War
Editor’s Note: Autonomous weapons systems—or, as it is much more fun to call them, killer robots—are a controversial weapon of war. Critics worry that they make war more likely because they do not put so... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Lawfare’s own Bobby and Ben trekked to the Hill this Thursday, to testify alongside Gen. Jack Keane before the House Armed Services Committee on the Obama administration’s AUMF. Ben testified that, while... -
Call for Participants: The 8th Annual National Security Law Workshop
I’m very happy to announce the call for proposals and attendees for the 8th Annual National Security Law Workshop, which will take place in Houston on May 14th and 15th this spring. Geoff Corn and I are ... -
Of Torts, Diplomacy, Israelis and Palestinians
On Monday, a New York jury found the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Authority responsible for a series of terror attacks that killed and maimed American citizens in Israel from 2002... -
Live: Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney Testify Before HASC on AUMF
At 10 am, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Bobby Chesney, along with General Jack Keane, will provide testimony before the House Armed Services Committee today regarding the Obama administration's proposed ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS has kidnapped scores of people from Assyrian Christian villages during raids in northeastern Syria. Reuters reports that, according to accounts by Syrian Christian activists, 150 people were kidnapp... -
"The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics," by Andrew Small
Published by Oxford University Press (2015) Reviewed by Bruce Riedel -
Live: Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon Take Questions on AUMF
At the top of the hour, Brookings Senior Fellows Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon will host a live webcast to discuss the president's newly proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force agains...
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