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Guantanamo Diary
By Mohamedou Ould Slahi (edited by Larry Siems)
Published by Hatchette Book Group (2015)
Reviewed by Zoe Bedell
It's rare that quotes on the back of a book tell you anything genuinel...
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Editor’s Note: Sanctions are increasingly America’s foreign policy instrument of first resort, promising success without the bloodshed that comes with military force. Iran’s willingness to cut a deal ove...
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Iran continued to dominate Lawfare this week in the wake of the nuclear deal. The U.N. Security Council voted in support of the deal on Monday, and Cody provided us with a link to the resolution.
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Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
By Michael Oren
RandomHouse (2015)
Reviewed by Yishai Schwartz
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If, like me, you were not invited to this year's Aspen Security Forum, you're probably thinking right now, "Gee, I wish someone would post all the videos of the great events I'm not getting to attend."
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Introduction
“The law of war is of fundamental importance to the Armed Forces of the United States.”
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This episode features part one of an interview with Don Rassler based on his article “Situating the Emergence of the Islamic State of Khorasan,” for the CTC Sentinel. This part of the conversation covers...
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Over at Just Security, Marshall Erwin has an excellent article entitled, "The FBI’s Problem Isn’t 'Going Dark.' Its Problem is Going Slowly." I'm not sure how much of Erwin's argument I agree with—defini...
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Tuesday, July 21st at 9 am: The Center for a New American Security and the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law will ...
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Editor's Note: Last week we looked at how the lack of attention to governance has hindered effective U.S. security sector assistance. This week Gordon Adams of American University and Richard Sokolsky of...
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Dominating the news, and Lawfare's coverage: Iran. Four deadlines and 18 days of final discussions later, the United States reached a historic accord with Iran to limit Tehran’s nuclear capabilities in r...
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Editor's Note: We’re breaking new ground here at the Foreign Policy Essay—a two-part series. So many of the problems identified in past Foreign Policy Essays and for Lawfare in general revolve directly o...
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Lawfare kicked off the week with a post from FBI Director James Comey on encryption and “going dark,” following up on his conversation with Ben on the topic last week. “My job,” Director Comey wrote, “is...
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Our guest commentator for episode 74 is Catherine Lotrionte, a recognized expert on international cyberlaw and the associate director of the Institute for Law, Science and Global Security at Georgetown U...
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Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
By Bryan Burrough
Penguin Random House (2015)
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Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, July 7th at 9:30 am: The Senate Committee on Armed Services will hold a hearing on Counter-ISIL Strategy. Testimony will be provided by...
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Editor’s Note: Afghanistan was once the poster child for the war on terrorism but, almost 15 years after the fall of the Taliban, many Americans see it as yet another failed intervention in the greater M...
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On Wednesday, Ben spoke with FBI Director James Comey about the growing number of Americans engaging with ISIS through Twitter and mobile apps. Concerns are mounting for the FBI about the effect of end-t...