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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Kurdish Right to Self-Governance
Editor’s Note: The question of the Kurds is one of the knottiest in the Middle East—and that is saying something. Kurdish rebellions have led to tens of thousands of deaths in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, and... -
New Addition to Lawfare's Roster: Herb Lin
I'm delighted to announce that Herb Lin has joined Lawfare as a contributing editor. Herb has actually been writing for us for a while, so he needs little introduction to Lawfare readers. He is currently... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
During President Obama's sixth State of the Union address, Ben shared relevant passages from the text of the speech. After the address, Carrie Cordero pointed out the incongruence between the president’s... -
Throwback Thursday: The Indo-Bangladesh Enclaves
Editor’s note: For quite a while now, social media enthusiasts have been using the hashtag #tbt (or, in long-form, “Throwback Thursday”) as a way to reminisce about the past. Last year, Lawfare decided t... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) We wish you a happy holiday as we remember the life and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Ceci n’est pas une guerre
Editor’s Note: The recent terrorist attacks in France prompted mass rallies and statements of support from around the world. In the United States, President Obama is convening the leaders of concerned st... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last week, Bryan Cunningham invited the Lawfare community to debate the proper role of law enforcement and traditional war fighting tools in combating terrorism. Cunningham argued that the discussion was... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Raids across Europe rooted out dozens of suspected Islamic extremists yesterday and today, ABC reports. The Guardian reveals that Belgian counter-terrorist units conducted an operation against suspected ... -
We Are Losing Money
As part of our ongoing series on Bitcoin, I thought I would note today's report that the value of Bitcoin has fallen below $200/XBT. Since buying the coin on December 31 it has lost more than 33% of its... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Why China Will Become a Global Military Power
Editor’s Note: Last week we discussed the rise of China’s economy and why some U.S. fears of Chinese dominance might be overstated. Yet regardless of the speed of China’s economic growth, its military mo... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
In response to Wednesday’s terrorist attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Clara Spera noted that, while the French counterterrorism apparatus was caught off-guard, the victims themselves s... -
What Americans Really Think About ISIS
This week, Brookings unveiled a new poll by Nonresident Senior Fellow Shibley Telhami that dives below the"approve/disapprove" numbers to offer a more sophisticated picture of how the American public vie... -
Audio of FBI Director James Comey's Remarks on North Korea and Sony
Cody earlier posted the text of James Comey's speech yesterday. Here's the audio: -
New Additions to the Lawfare Team
I'm very excited to add three new additions to Lawfare's crew of contributors: David Kris requires no introduction to this audience. He served as assistant attorney general for national security earlier... -
The Grand Prize Winner of Our Snazzy Drawing
Some time back, I promised that if you donated to Lawfare before year's end, each dollar of contribution would constitute a separate chance to win neato Lawfare prizes. The year having ended, Cody, Wells... -
The Week that Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Welcome to the first full week of 2015! -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Will China’s Economy Dominate the 21st Century?
Editor’s Note: China’s huge population and spectacular economic growth since the 1980s at first gave rise to fears, and now a sense of inevitability, that China will surpass the United States in the 21st... -
The Holiday Fortnight that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As news broke of the cyberattack on Sony, Jack wrote of just how befuddled the US government seemed to be about how to respond. After years of thinking on cyberwar and perhaps thousands of roundtables, t... -
A New Year's Message: Plans for 2015
First off, happy New Year to all our readers. The year 2014 was a great one for Lawfare--with continued growth in readership, and development of new content streams. I honestly did not believe we would ...
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