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Is Guantanamo Really a Major Recruiting Tool for Jihadists?
During a February congressional hearing on the Guantanamo Bay prison facility, discussion turned—as it invariably does—to the detention facility’s role in jihadist propaganda. -
The Failed North Korean Cyber Attack
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Tallinn 2.0 and a Chinese View on the Tallinn Process
This past week, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence put on its annual Cyber Conflict conference in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference boasted a number of experienced cyber-hands, includ... -
Psychology and War Powers
The common denominator of nettlesome war powers questions is who should make the difficult and freighted decisions about whether the nation goes to war, how it fights a war, and when it ends a war. Surpr... -
The End of Active Hostilities Versus the End of Armed Conflict
On Tuesday, Ben and Cody noted the apparent tension between President Obama's Memorial Day comments about the end of the war in Afghanistan and the Justice Department's arguments in the Al Warafi case. -
The War in Afghanistan is Over, says the President. Not, Says the Justice Department
Yesterday, President Barack Obama delivered remarks before a Memorial Day service at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, in which he celebrated the day as the first Memorial Day since the end of the war in A... -
Al-Warafi's "End of War" Reply Brief
The Guantanamo detainee, as readers likely know, argued in a February motion that the end of the United States' war in Afghanistan, as recognized by President Obama, requires his release from Guantanamo.... -
Defining Anticipated Military Advantage: the Importance of Certainty
When scholars analyze Israeli military actions against Palestinian militant groups, the discussion inevitably turns to the principle of proportionality. Advocates and analysts sift through lists of the n... -
ODNI Releases Trove of Documents Discovered in Osama bin Laden Raid
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence today released a new set of documents recovered during the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. The release contain... -
Lindsey Graham's Iowa Drone Strike Out
It's a crowded field for Republican presidential candidates, but Lindsey Graham knows how to differentiate himself from the pack: he loves drone strikes more than his competitors. Speaking the other nig... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Where is Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Editor’s Note: After 9/11 Ayman al-Zawahiri became the face of Al Qaeda, giving speeches and sending out videos to guide the now-scattered jihadist flock. And of course after Bin Ladin’s death Zawahiri's... -
"Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security," by Gregory Koblentz
Published by Cornell UP (Paperback 2011) Reviewed by Matthew Sprinkel
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