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Norms of Cyber War in Peacetime
Editor’s Note: Cyber attacks and the appropriate response are new territories in national security. On the one hand, most attacks do little damage, and their perpetrators are often unclear. On the other ... -
State of Emergency: How the Paris Attacks Expanded France’s Police Powers
On Friday night, as attacks now attributed to ISIS unfolded across Paris, French President François Hollande declared a nationwide state of emergency. This marks the first time since the Algerian war of ... -
Will France Turn to International Institutions in Response to the Attacks?
In the wake of yesterday’s terrible Paris attacks, will France turn to NATO or the UN Security Council for support? In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, those were the two most signifi... -
La France-des-Cavernes
The only photograph that hangs in my attic office is that of René Char, the poet and World War II Resistance fighter. Trying to find an appropriate expression of solidarity with the French people in the ... -
Why President Obama Should Seek Formal Congressional Support If He Ramps Up Force Against the Islamic State After Paris
The gruesome events in Paris could strengthen President Obama’s domestic war powers authority under Article II in two ways. -
Terrorist Attacks in Paris Tonight
Anyone reading this site probably already knows about the horror unfolding tonight in Paris. But just in case not: Dozens are dead at multiple locations, and there appears to be a Beslan/Mumbai-style h... -
Water Wars: Calling for Calm amid South China Sea Storm, Xi Unleashes Diplomatic Offensive
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Indonesia Hints at South China Sea Litigation
Could we be witnessing a legal cascade in the South China Sea? Most states with claims have thus far eschewed formal legal challenges to China, but that could be changing. In the wake of the Philippines'... -
Jihadology Podcast: Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: Then & Now
C. Christine Fair comes on the show to talk about Islamism in Bangladesh. Some of the topics covered include: History of Islamism in Bangladesh and its intersection with mainstream politics The role ... -
How the ICC Could Alter the Security Council's Palestine Role
New Zealand, an elected member of the UN Security Council, attempted recently to prod the Council into action in the Middle East. As violence in East Jerusalem and the West Bank has spiked, the Council h... -
Interpreting Egypt’s Pretrial Detention Laws
The other day, military prosecutors in Egypt opened an investigation into Hossam Bahgat, founder and previous director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and a (quite effective) investigative... -
Former CIA Detainees Sue CIA Contractors Under The Alien Tort Statute For Alleged Torture
Last month, the ACLU filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Washington on behalf of Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud and Gul Rahman. They assert that the CIA secretly detained th...
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