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Heritage Event on "The Legal Basis for Military Action against ISIS"
Featuring Cully Stimson, Bobby Chesney, Steve Vladeck, and Steve Bradbury. Here's the video: -
Readings: An International Legal Framework for Surveillance, a New Article by Ashley Deeks
Lawfare's own Ashley Deeks (University of Virginia School of Law) has released a new article, "An International Legal Framework for Surveillance," available on SSRN and forthcoming in the Virginia Journa... -
Lawfare Podcast Twitter Feed
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Al Qaeda’s Re-launch in South Asia
Lost in the hubbub over the rise of the Islamic State and the Obama administration’s move to war in Iraq was the Al Qaeda core’s declaration of a new affiliate in South Asia—long a home to jihadist activ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Ben pointed out that while it may be fashionable to blame the NSA as the only “bad guys” collecting your data; many organizations, including even the Library of Congress, are actively collatin... -
Readings: Adapting the Law of Armed Conflict to Autonomous Weapon Systems
We are pleased to share our recently published article on law and autonomous weapons, on which we teamed up with our good friend Daniel Reisner (formerly head of the Israel Defense Forces International L... -
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Happening Now: The Future of Civilian Robotics
At the top of the hour, Ben will host a conversation at the Brookings Institution with Wells Bennett, John Villasenor, and Gregory McNeal on The Future of Civilian Robotics. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Islamic State released another horrifying beheading video this weekend. A video posted on Saturday shows brutal murder of David Haines, a British aid worker who was working in Syria when he was captu... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Is this How to Win the “War on Terrorism”?
Editor’s Note: The United States has not suffered a rash of terrorist attacks in the 13 years since 9/11. Indeed, this period has proven less bloody at home than the 1970s, hardly remembered as a decade ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Dominating Lawfare this week was President Obama’s Wednesday speech detailing his plans to “destroy” and “degrade” ISIS. -
President Obama Addresses the Nation on ISIS
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9/15 Upcoming Brookings Event: The Future of Civilian Robotics
Loyal Lawfarers: next Monday, September 15th at 2:00 pm, Brookings will host an event titled "The Future of Civilian Robotics." Ben will host a conversation between Wells, John Villasenor, and Gregory Mc... -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Speaking at Council on Foreign Relations
The event is scheduled begin at 1:00 PM Eastern time. -
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The Foreign Policy Essay: The Price of “Novorossiya”
Editor’s Note: Pundits in the United States and Europe worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heralds the rebirth of an aggressive and dangerous adversary. Yet while Russia’s so-far successful military ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week, Bobby began providing a discussion from the Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict exploring when the Law of Armed Conflict ceases to apply, especially in instances of ... -
NCTC Director Matthew Olsen's Speech at Brookings on ISIS
Here's the transcript. The speech opens: This past May, a man walked into a Jewish Museum in Belgium and opened fire, killing four. The suspect, a 29-year old French-national, had recently returned from ... -
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