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Closing in on Our Millionth Visit
According to Google Analytics, we are closing in fast on our one millionth visit and our half-millionth unique visitor. As to this hour: Visits: 995,006 Unique Visitors: 491,923 That means, if traffic... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times Editorial Board heard Ben's plea for an editorial about the Supreme Court's decision to deny habeas review to seven Guantanamo Bay detainees--and they have responded! Check it out here. -
"The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," by Terry McDermott and Josh Meyer
Published by Little, Brown & Company (2012) Reviewed by Wells Bennett -
Lawfare Swag In Use
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Emerging Law of Detention--A Further Update
I have resisted linking to the latest updates to Bobby, Larkin, and my paper--The Emerging Law of Detention 2.0: The Guantanamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking--because the redesign of the Brookings web site t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Wells mentioned, a recent U.S. strike in northwest Pakistan may have been aimed at Abu Yahya al-Libi, Al Qaeda's #2. -
Readings: Laura A. Dickinson, Outsourcing War & Peace
George Washington University Law School's Laura A. Dickinson's book from Yale University Press (2012), Outsourcing War & Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Affairs, is quite... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Lawyers for the accused in the September 11 case want George Bush and Barack Obama to testify, according to the Associated Press. In addition to the current and former president, Joe Biden, Eric Holder, ... -
"War Time: An Idea, Its History, Its Consequences," by Mary L. Dudziak
Published by Oxford University Press (2012) Reviewed by Samuel Moyn Consider two views about what went wrong after 9/11 (if you think anything did). -
Readings: Alan Rozenshtein on the NDAA and the President's Signing Statement
Lawfare's own Alan Rozenshtein has just published a short Note in the most recent Harvard Law Review explaining and critically discussing controversies surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act ... -
Results of Our Reader Survey I
Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill out our readership survey. Nearly 300 people did so, and the result is a rich dataset of feedback, suggestions, concerns, criticism and gratifyingly, a great ... -
Reader Response on the Question of Lawfare Swag
My personal favorite response to our reader survey came from a "government lawyer" in response to our question of whether we should make Lawfare-branded merchandise available. "You are right to be sensit... -
(Timely) Symposium on Contractor Accountability Over @ Opinio Juris
Our friends over at Opinio Juris are hosting a neat online symposium discussion of Professor Laura Dickinson's book Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Af... -
The Lawfare Readership Survey
For those who may have missed this, I'm moving it back to the top of the blog. The more responses we get, the more useful it will be. We'd love to get feedback on the site. We'd also like to learn more... -
Readings: Haridimos Thravalos on Conspiracy and Military Commisions: The Extended Dance Version
Back in March, I posted a guest post by Haridimos Thravalos on the history of conspiracy prosecutions in military commissions. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Another man wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on NATO troops today, killing one. Graham Bowley at the New York Times reports, Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy has the scoop on the U.S. -
Please Rate the Lawfare Podcast
According to iTunes, "We have not received enough ratings to display an average for [The Lawfare P]odcast." This seems like a problem that listeners who access the podcast through iTunes ought to fix. C... -
Feedback Results
A great many thanks to everyone--and there were a lot of you--who sent me thoughtful comments, criticisms, and praise concerning our military commission coverage in response to my request of yesterday. H... -
Understanding 'The Loop': Autonomy, System Decision-Making, and the Next Generation of War Machines (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
Announcing the inaugural paper of the Lawfare Research Paper Series -
Announcing the Lawfare Research Paper Series
Lawfare is pleased to announce that it is beginning publication of occasional papers, under title of the Lawfare Research Paper Series. Papers published in this series are ones that the Lawfare editors ...
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