So in the cyber domain we often talk about the need for a “Public-Private-Partnership” or a PPP to share information about cyber threats and vulnerabilities.    These PPPs are sometimes criticized as ine...

Back in July, I noted that the Electronic Privacy and Information Center had petitioned the D.C.

I'm happy to report that I've recently completed drafting an article that has been much on my mind for the past few years.  Beyond the Battlefield, Beyond al Qaeda: The Destabilizing Legal Architecture o...

Recent Harvard Law School grads William Marra and Sonia McNeil--authors of the first Lawfare Research Paper--have released a short Brookings briefing paper on the regulation of future drones in domestic ...

Over at the political science blog The Monkey Cage, UNC-Charlotte professor James Igoe Walsh shares some polling research on American views about the use of force. He conducted an online experimental sur...

Just back from vacation I get to catch up on fun stuff that I missed while I was away.  At the top of my list is the Tallinn Manual recently released by a distinguished group of NATO experts.  The Manual...

This is extremely impressive, and one video will give more information than I could with a long essay:

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Governing Body this week approved Recommended Guidelines for the Use of Unmanned Aircraft (downloadable here) by American law enforcement agencies...

Guess what? They're still illegal outside of Afghanistan: Targeted killing with drones in Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan have generally violated the right to life because the United States is rarely part o...

For those who have been wondering--even a little bit--about the technology behind the Lawfare Drone Smackdown, Gizmodo UK has this handy review of the Parrot AR 2.0 drone, which is the robotic base off o...

In response to my inquiry about drones that could capture rather than kill ("Robot Rendition?"), Greg McNeal writes in with these very illuminating comments on the technological prospects. It probably g...

This news -- that Iran is considering a lawsuit over Stuxnet -- is too perfect for words.   Lawfare readers will have a field day:  In what court?  Under what theory?   With what damages?   How will they...