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More on Sovereign Immunity and the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Jack has highlighted his and Curt Bradley's excellent op-ed in the New York Times this morning explaining the negative consequences to amending the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to allow Saudi Arabia ... -
Water Wars: China Moves to Retake the High Ground
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Disagreement, Drought, and Disasters
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Against Sovereign Immunity Erosion to Achieve 9/11 Accountability
Curt Bradley and I have an op-ed in the NYT on the bill in Congress that aims to expose Saudi Arabia to lawsuits in American courts for its alleged connection to the 9/11 attacks. -
Brookings Event with Senator Chris Murphy on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership
President Barack Obama was in damage control mode in Riyadh this week, while headlines in the United States warned of potential economic retaliation should Congress pass a bill that would allow Saudi gov... -
Rational Security: The “How Many Saudis Would You Sue if You Could Sue Saudis?” Edition
Lawmakers want to give families of the 9/11 victims the power to sue Saudi government officials, but the Obama administration says that’s a terrible idea. Syrian peace talks are in jeopardy of falling ap... -
What Does it Mean to Sponsor Terrorism?
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Supreme Court Rules in Bank Markazi v. Peterson: Congress Did Not Exceed its Power and Victims Can Collect
Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Bank Markazi v. Peterson, a case we previewed last year when the Court first asked for the opinion of the Solicitor General during the certiorari pro... -
Can Being Smarter About Islam Help Muslims Reject Terrorist Appeals? Maybe
Editor's Note: There is a popular misconception that the serious study of Islam is a step on the road toward radicalization and terrorism. Christine Fair, Jacob Goldstein, and Ali Hamza (all of whom I'm... -
Mr. Obama goes to Riyadh: Why the United States and Saudi Arabia still need each other
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. The relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States has been deteriorating since 2000 due to serious and fundamental differences on Israe... -
Water Wars: Countries Continue to Circle the Wagons throughout Southeast Asia
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Back to Basics in the South China Sea
The recent announcement that China has deployed advanced surface to air missiles on Woody Island in the Paracels island chain is, of course, only latest in series of developments that have brought increa...
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