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The New National Security Canon
Why have victims of alleged governmental misconduct arising out of post-September 11 counter-terrorism policies met with virtually no success thus far in pursuing damages claims arising out of the govern... -
Lawfare Crosses the Line
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"Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State," by Dana Priest and William Arkin
Published by Little, Brown and Company (2011) Reviewed by Rabea Benhalim -
Getting Close to a Million
An update: Visits: 997,779 Unique Visitors: 492,121 -
Things Are Happening at the Naval War College: Cyber War Conference, Online Research Portal
Lots of exciting stuff going on at the Naval War College these days, in keeping with NWC's long tradition of engagement with cutting edge legal issues. Kudos to Prof. Mike Schmitt (whom I am proud to no... -
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.
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