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Disappearing “Legal Black Holes”
It has been quite common in the last decade, when difficult legal questions were raised about individual rights and judicial review—the rights, for example, of noncitizen military detainees at Guantanamo... -
More Videos from the Aspen Security Forum
I posted a first batch last week. Here are the rest of the videos from this year's Aspen Security Forum. A Look Into SOCOM Joseph Votel, Commander, US Special Operations Command Moderator: Catherin... -
Life and Times of a Guantanamo Detainee
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... -
The Week that Will Be
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Understanding the Limits of Sanctions
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... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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. -
Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren's Misconceived Memoir
Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide By Michael Oren RandomHouse (2015) Reviewed by Yishai Schwartz -
Videos from the Aspen Security Forum
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." ... -
Throwback Thursday: The Lieber Code
Introduction “The law of war is of fundamental importance to the Armed Forces of the United States.” -
Jihadology Podcast: The Emergence of the Islamic State in AfPak with Don Rassler (Part 1)
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... -
Marshall Erwin on the FBI's "Going Slowly"
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... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) 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 ... -
Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part II
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... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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... -
The Week that Will Be
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Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part I
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... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #74: An Interview with Catherine Lotrionte
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... -
Days of Rage in the 1970s: America's Homegrown, Violent, Bomb-Setting Radical Underground
Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence By Bryan Burrough Penguin Random House (2015) -
The Week That Will Be
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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