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Water Wars: A Sinking Feeling in Philippine-China Relations
Philippine and Chinese officials will launch a joint investigation into the at-sea collision that left 22 Filipino fishermen stranded in the South China Sea. On June 9—the official Philippines-China Frie... -
Foreign Actors in U.S. Courts: Beginning an Important Conversation
The question of Russian interference in the American political system is not going away. Even as the various investigations of Russian “meddling” in the 2016 election wind down, concerns about the securi... -
The Flawed Human Rights Watch Report on Gaza
Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently released a report accusing both Hamas and the Israeli government of committing war crimes regarding an incident in May 2019. During these hostilities, the Israeli Defens... -
The Aborted Iran Strike: The Fine Line Between Necessity and Revenge
The president announced on June 21 that he had called off a potential U.S. military strike on Iran in response to Iran’s shootdown of a U.S. Navy remotely piloted vehicle (RPV). The strike, according to ... -
The Legal Context for CYBERCOM’s Reported Operations Against Iran
Following news that Iran shot down a U.S. Navy Global Hawk—an unmanned surveillance aircraft—the Trump administration came close to ordering a responsive set of airstrikes but ultimately elected not to d... -
When Does the President Think He Can Go to War With Iran?
For the past two months, the Middle East has teetered on the edge of war. Tensions over the U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign have led Iran to target maritime shipping in the Persian Gulf, launch rockets ... -
U.N. Report Firmly Blames Saudi Arabia for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
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Lessons From a Year in the CVE Trenches
Editor’s Note: Government programs to combat violent extremism get far more media attention than resources, in part because it is not clear how to make these programs stronger. Jesse Morton, a former jih... -
In Praise of the President’s Iran Tweets
The president’s statements on Iran represent a dramatic improvement in the quality of his argument. -
Iran Shoots Down a U.S. Drone: Domestic and International Legal Implications
On June 20, U.S. military officials confirmed media reports that Iranian military forces successfully shot down a U.S. drone in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf. -
Does the U.S. Currently Have a Right of Self-Defense Against Iran?
As most Lawfare readers know, the United States accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers on June 13 in the Gulf of Oman and crippling the ships with explosions that were presumably caused by naval mines... -
Protestors’ Suit Against Turkey Tests the Limits of JASTA
In May 2017, protests in Washington, D.C., against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended in violence by Turkish security officials.
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