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Militarizing the Peace: UN Intervention Against Congo’s ‘Terrorist’ Rebels
Editor’s Note: The civil war in Congo remains one of the world's bloodiest and most intractable conflicts. In response, the United Nations has authorized a large, and militarily aggressive, campaign to t... -
Brexit Endgame: A Withdrawal Agreement for Theresa May, but No Clarity on Brexit
This post originally appeared on Order from Chaos. As the third anniversary of the Brexit referendum approaches, the United Kingdom has failed three times to gain parliamentary approval of a withdrawal ... -
Israel’s New Elections Are the Latest Symptom of an Assault on Its Institutions
On the night of May 29, the Israeli Knesset voted to approve a law dissolving the 21st Knesset. The country just held a general election in early April—but under the law, Israelis will now go to the poll... -
Defense Department General Counsel Remarks at IDF Conference
The General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense, Hon. Paul C. Ney Jr., delivered the below keynote address at the Israel Defense Forces 3rd International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict (LO... -
Responding to the Rise in Domestic Terrorism: Don’t Forget Prevention
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism often are well-meaning but misconceived and poorly resourced. As a result, for jihadist-linked terrorism they usually prove ineffective and are a poli... -
What’s the Point of Charging Foreign State-Linked Hackers?
The May 7 indictment of a Chinese national and unnamed conspirator for hacking and stealing data from nearly 80 million customers of the health care company Anthem in 2015, which researchers previously l... -
In Yemen, the Houthi Strategy Has Promise and Risk
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SinoTech: Trump Administration Moves to Cut Off Huawei from U.S. Components and Networks
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The Technical Consequences of Trump’s Telecom Supply Chain Emergency
On May 15, President Trump once again declared a national emergency to invoke legal authority to make sweeping changes to U.S. policy, this time to secure the telecommunications supply chain. I’ve alread... -
Regional Organizations’ Application of R2P: The ECOWAS Military Intervention Into the Gambia
African regional bodies, are increasingly taking a larger role in promotion of peace and security in their respective regions. This is in stark contrast to previous years, when the main concern of these ... -
Water Wars: Disjointed Operations in the South China Sea
In the first weeks of May, U.S. vessels have been busy all over the South China Sea, drawing China’s ire and frustration. From May 2 to May 8, the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence joined ships from the ... -
The U.S.-China Trade War Is a Competition for Technological Leadership
The United States has significantly ratcheted up its trade war with China in recent weeks by firing two new shots. First, President Trump signed an executive order that is expected to restrict Chinese te...
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