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Al Shimari v. CACI: Further Supreme Court Guidance Needed on the Alien Tort Statute
The recent ruling by the Eastern District of Virginia in Al Shimari, et. al. v. CACI highlights the need for further guidance from the Supreme Court—or even better, Congress—regarding the scope and natur... -
Female Service in the IDF: The Challenge of an 'Integrated' Army
Alongside its longstanding security challenges, the state of Israel has also been grappling in recent years with an intense controversy over the service of women in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). -
The Commerce Department's Self-Defeating Conception of National Security
On Feb. 16, the U.S. -
Cyberspace Norms and U.S.-China Relations: Addressing the Challenge of ‘China, Inc.+’
A central feature of U.S.-China cyber diplomacy has been Washington’s effort to persuade Beijing to acknowledge and enforce a norm against state-sponsored commercial cyber theft. After years of private d... -
Qatar’s Domestic Agenda and the Gulf Crisis
Editor’s Note: The crisis between Qatar and its neighbors drags on, exacerbating regional instability and posing problems for U.S. policymakers. While many analysts have focused on the security and forei... -
Sovereign Immunity of Foreign Central Bank Assets
Central bank property is an attractive target for creditors seeking to satisfy a judgment against a foreign state or its central bank. To what immunity is such property entitled? -
Document: Supreme Court Decision in Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran that Section 1610(g) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not provide a freestanding basis for allowing parti... -
Lebanon’s Election: Potential Departures from the Status Quo
Lebanon, for once, looks relatively secure. To the south, a brewing corruption scandal threatens to upend Israel’s political establishment; to the north, the abattoir of Syria’s hijacked revolution grind... -
Assad Regime Enters Turkey-Kurdish Fray in Afrin
Assad Regime to Move into Afrin Conflict as Turkey-Kurd Fighting Continues -
Water Wars: U.S. FONOP Continues to Ripple Through South China Sea Dispute
The United States drew significant criticism from China for its latest freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea. -
Indicting Hackers Made China Behave, But Russia Will Be Harder
On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released the indictment of the "Internet Research Agency LLC," also known as the Russian troll factory, and a number of other entities and individuals. -
The Origins of the Drone Program
Editor’s Note: The armed drone is one of the most important counterterrorism instruments, and its use is both constant and controversial. The origins of this program, however, are not well known. Christo...
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