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Fitna, a Failed Coup and a Squandered Opportunity to Undermine the Islamic State’s ‘Intangible Power’
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State seeks to project an image of strength, and that image has attracted many followers. In the past few years, the above-ground caliphate has collapsed and infighting is grow... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday evening, Attorney General William Barr notified the House and Senate judiciary committees that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation into Russian interference in the 20... -
A Post-Human Rights Era? A Reappraisal and a Response to Critics
The growing challenges both to international human rights law and to the international legal system as a whole count as old news by now. The sources of these threats are many: the rise in populism and na... -
Rational Security: The 'Domestic is Global' Edition
The killing of 50 Muslims by a white supremacist in New Zealand prompts us to reconsider the meaning of domestic terrorism. The Pentagon identifies projects it will cut to pay for President Trump’s borde... -
Document: Judge Clarifies Preliminary Injunction of Transgender Service Ban
On March 19, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia clarified in a filing that the court's nationwide preliminary injuction of President Trump's transgender ... -
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Is the Islamic State Defeated?
Editor’s Note: Whether the Islamic State is out as well as down is hotly debated in the terrorism world. President Trump believes the group is defeated, but most analysts argue that it remains a major th... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Chuck Rosenberg reviewed Preet Bharara’s new book, “Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and The Rule of Law.” Sean Quirk summarized military commission proceedings in the trial ... -
Justice, the Rule of Law and the Role of the Prosecutor
PDF Version. A review of Preet Bharara, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and The Rule of Law" (Knopf, 2019) *** -
The Week That Will Be
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump submitted the annual White House budget request to Congress, including an additional $8.6 billion for wall construction along the U.S. southern border, the New York Times reports. ... -
Trump’s Domestic Countering Violent Extremism Policies Look a Lot Like Obama’s
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism seemed under siege in the early days of the Trump administration, with officials questioning their focus and very purpose. Seamus Hughes and Haroro J.... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Craig Forcese discussed Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s legal battle in Canada over extradition to the United States, and Quinta Jurecic shared Huawei’s lawsuit against the United States. -
The Lawfare Podcast: John Judis on 'The Nationalist Revival'
Political trends in recent years have seen a rise of right-leaning nationalism and populism around the globe, including in the United States. What are the sources of nationalism, and what are its effects... -
How, and How Often, Do Legal Academics Use FOIA?
Since its enactment in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has served as a significant source of transparency in government, allowing anyone to access official records that would otherwise be una... -
How Diaspora Communities Influence Terrorist Groups
Editor’s Note: Terrorist groups often draw on ethnic or religious brethren in other countries. These communities raise money, provide arms, offer volunteers, lobby host governments and otherwise try to a... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday, President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified publicly before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding the president’s conduct before, during and after the c... -
The Week That Will Be
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Pakistan’s Proxies: The Kashmir Attack and U.S. Policy Response
At least 40 Indian soldiers and local officials were killed in a suicide attack on Feb. 14 that targeted a large military convoy traversing Indian-controlled Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a State Depa... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Editor's Note: "The Week that Was" is being posted a day late this week because Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is a bonehead who was so overwhelmed by the week that he just clean forgot that it ...
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