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An ISIS AUMF after Orlando? Don’t Count on It
The country’s reaction to the heartbreaking massacre in Orlando has been dispiritingly predictable. When guns—and seemingly no other weapon—are involved in a national tragedy, initial talk of unity rapid... -
The Obama Administration’s Views on the Legality of Intervention in Syria Without Congressional or U.N. Security Council Support
As the Obama administration approaches its end, it is interesting to watch former Obama administration officials debate and disagree about its legal legacy. The most recent episode came in response to th... -
The Obama Legal Team and the Lawfulness of Attacking Assad
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Another Material Support Suit Against Social Media Companies
Last week saw another lawsuit filed against social media companies for alleged materially supporting terrorists by providing service to ISIS. Here's the AP story on the lawsuit: NEW YORK (AP) — The fat... -
A Guide to Countering Chinese Government Spin on the Fairness of the South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal
Rumors are swirling that the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitral tribunal will release its long-awaited award in Philippines v. China this week. China has already said it will not com... -
Would Airstrikes Against Assad be Lawful and Effective?: Reactions to the State “Dissent Cable”
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The Orlando Shootings in Perspective: How the Recent Attacks Fit within the History of Anti-LGBT Violence
Editor's Note: Discussion of the Orlando killings has focused on the role of the Islamic State and the self-radicalization of so-called "Lone Wolves." The killings, however, also are an act of unspeakab... -
Orlando and the War on Terror
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Gay and From a Muslim Family in Iraq
BEIRUT, Lebanon—Two forbidden passions, not a love triangle but a pentagon, murderous militias, acid poisoning, an indecent proposal—the stories of five gay and lesbian Iraqis’ escape from their home cou... -
Hot Commodities: You Win Some, You Lose Some
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Five Tips for Policy Relevance
In the latest issue of Security Studies, my Georgetown colleague Matt Kroenig and I wrote a long essay on how academics might write more effectively for policy audiences (and yes, Lawfare gets a nice men... -
Arabs and Arabs: Refugee Integration and Existing Franco-Arab Communities
PARIS, France—Barbès, La Chapelle, Marseille, are just a few of the places in France whose names have come to evoke images of their large populations of French people of Arab—mainly North African—descent...
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