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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Yesterday, the U.S. conducted air strikes and aid drops in response to the ongoing crisis in Iraq. Wells informed us on Thursday that President Obama was considering renewed U.S. involvement in Iraq. Cod... -
The Week that Will Be
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Readings: Geoffrey Corn on Autonomous Weapons
I'm pleased to note that Lawfare's good friend Geoff Corn has entered into the public discussion of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) with a new paper posted to SSRN, "Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal Cons... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Iraq’s Lessons for Afghanistan
Editor’s Note: The chaos in Iraq has intensified since U.S. forces withdrew at the end of 2011, leading many to question the wisdom of that decision. Although the clock cannot be rolled back—and some see... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced his version of the FISA reform bill. Wells brought us the news. Jodie and Ben then summarized the bill, including its major provisions... -
Readings: Laurie Blank on Proportionality in Jus in Bello in Israel-Hamas Conflict, a Primer
Laurie Blank (Emory University Law School professor, director of its law of armed conflict clinic and, of course, well known to many Lawfare readers as a prominent scholar of LOAC) has an opinion column ... -
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Iran—Maliki’s BFF
Editor’s Note: The Middle East makes strange bedfellows, and one of the oddest pairings is the de facto alliance between Iran and the United States in Iraq. Across the border in Syria, Iran and the Unite... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As we noted last week, Lawfare recently received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Ben offered thanks to those who have already donated---bringing us about halfway to our fundraising goal. For those of you wh... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. The Washington Post reports that Hamas has announced that it has captured an Israeli soldier, after a long battle on Sunday in an East Gaza neighbo... -
A Fundraising Update, A Reminder, and Some Thanks
Thanks to some heroic contributors over the weekend, we are nearly halfway to having raised the funds to redesign and rebuild Lawfare. If you are one of the people who has made this possible, many thanks... -
Jonah Force Hill: The Growth of Data Localization Post-Snowden (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
Ever since the Edward Snowden revelations began, countries outraged by U.S. intelligence practices have been batting around the idea of forcing countries to store data on their citizens within those coun... -
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"Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force," by Robert M. Farley
Published by The University Press of Kentucky (2014) Reviewed by Charles Blanchard -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The Trouble With Nation-Building
Editor's Note: As Iraq collapses into yet another bloody civil war and chaos sweeps across the Middle East, Americans are once again hearing calls for rebuilding the institutions and societies of the Mid... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The big news this week: Lawfare recently received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, and Ben reached out to you, our loyal readers and followers, for financial contributions to help make Lawfare better. Just d... -
Please Support Lawfare as We Rebuild the Site
Yesterday, we received a notification from the IRS that our 501(c)(3) tax exempt status has now been approved---making donations to Lawfare tax deductible. Today, we met with representatives of a tech co... -
"Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War," by Robert M. Gates
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Your Enemy Has a Name—How the “Al Qaeda” Label is Leading U.S Policy Astray
Editor's Note: The United States has been at war since 9/11, but the nature of the enemy remains unclear. Some would say the war is against terrorists of all stripes, while others focus more narrowly on ...
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