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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Fault Lines in China’s New Empire
Editor’s Note: Under President Xi Jinping, China appears more aggressive and dictatorial: a worrisome combination as China’s wealth makes it more influential and helps it build a stronger military. -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Orin Kerr provided audio of this week’s oral arguments in Klayman v. Obama. Wells later contributed a recap of the arguments in the case. Paul noted how curious it was that according to current law enfo... -
"The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941," by Roger Moorhouse
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Please Remember to Contribute to Lawfare
Editor's Note: For those of you who have already contributed to Lawfare in response to my appeal the other day, many thanks from all of us. -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Key to U.S. Sanctions Happiness? A Short National Memory
Editor's Note: Sanctions and other economic tools are increasingly the foreign policy instruments of first resort. They seem to harness U.S. economic might and convey strength while avoiding the human an... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week, Lawfare instituted the very first edition of the #BrookingsFightClub. You can check out here the first titanic struggle of the series between Editor and Chief Benjamin Wittes and me, the lowly... -
The First Rule of Brookings Fight Club
The first rule of Brookings Fight Club is: Ask a guy in a bunny suit to serve as your referee. Ever wanted to kick your boss's ass? Ever been so frustrated with an intern you just wanted to clock him? I... -
"Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat," by Jeffrey D. Simon
Published by Prometheus Books (2013) Reviewed by Ashley Green -
"Warm and Fuzzy with the North Koreans"
The other day, I posted this video of the North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations giving a talk at the Council on Foreign Relations: The question of whether or not a think tank like CFR should hos... -
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Sectarian Apocalypse
Editor’s Note: The savage fighting in Syria and now Iraq seems to grow worse every month. As the U.S. role in the conflict grows, so too does the need to understand the motivations of the fighters, inclu... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Ben outlined all the many, surprising---and mutually contradictory---ways in which President Obama is “right.” Cody noted that ISIS and al Nusra appear to have obtained drone technology and shared some ... -
Audio of Last Week's ODNI Conference at the University of Texas
I am happy to report that we now have the audio from last week’s conference at the University of Texas exploring the lessons learned from the past ten years’ experience under the ODNI and NCTC. The even... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Arab World’s Foreign Fighter Problem
The Arab world’s foreign fighter problem makes the West’s concerns seem minor. Specific numbers should be treated with suspicion, but the current estimate is that there are roughly 15,000 foreign fighter... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This Thursday, FBI Director James B. Comey gave a speech at the Brookings Institution and was interviewed by our very own Benjamin Wittes. Besides giving a shoutout to Lawfare, which Comey apparently rea... -
Another Way to Support Lawfare
Yesterday, I posted an appeal for reader support---one that should make you feel all warm and fuzzy about donating to Lawfare: Here's another way to support Lawfare, one t -
UT-Austin Conference on ODNI and NCTC at the 1-Decade Mark: "Intelligence Reform and Counterterrorism after a Decade: Are We Smarter and Safer?"
Happening between now and Saturday: an important conference at the University of Texas at Austin (sponsored by UT's Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, which I direct, as well as UT... -
FBI Director Comey's Remarks as Delivered
You can find the text of FBI Directory James Comey's remarks as delivered today at Brookings here or below. They begin: Good morning. It’s an honor to be here.
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