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Readings: The Royal Society Report on Neuroscience, Conflict, and Security
The technological frontiers of conflict include cyberwar, robotics, and autonomous lethal weapons. It is time to add a new one: the use of neuroscience in conflict. Whether by creating new weapons to be... -
Enforcing International Treaties in U.S. Courts @ OJ
There's a fun virtual symposium underway over at Opinio Juris on a new article by Oona Hathaway, Sabria McElroy, and Sara Aronchick Solow titled "International Law at Home: Enforcing Treaties in U.S. -
Duke Law Conference on Afghanistan
The Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke Law School will hold its annual conference on Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th. The Center's executive director, Air Force Maj. General ... -
Readings: Eric De Brabandere on Corporations in the International Legal System
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear arguments over corporate liability in the Alien Tort Statute later this month, this short book chapter makes for a good, useful read. Dr. Eric De Brabandere is a... -
Interview with Michael O'Hanlon on AfPak
Two days ago, I posted video and audio of a Brookings Campaign 2012 event on policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan in the next administration. The event featured a paper entitled, “Maximizing Chances f... -
Brookings Campaign Event on AfPak
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UVA Law School Symposium on Conflicting Legal Norms in US and Foreign Courts
John Bellinger's last post on the amicus filings on behalf of defendants in the Kiobel Alien Tort Statute case, to be heard in the Supreme Court later this month, made me think this conference at UVA law... -
Readings: The Multilateralist Blog Summarizes Great Moments in UNSC Veto
David Bosco writes Foreign Policy's The Multilateralist blog and is the author of the fine 2009 book, Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World and, finally, is my... -
Heritage Afghanistan Event on Thursday
The Heritage Foundation on Thursday is holding an event entitled "Decoding Afghanistan: What Are U.S. Goals and How Close Are We to Achieving Them?" The event, which is scheduled for 11:30 am-1:00 pm, is... -
"Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda," by Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker
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Book Event: "The Law of Counterterrorism" at Georgetown
For all D.C. readers, this upcoming event at Georgetown University Law Center may be of interest. The Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law Cordially invites you to a critical discussion of ... -
Readings: Ashley Deeks on the "Unable or Unwilling" Test
Ashley Deeks (formerly senior State Department lawyer and currently a fellow at Columbia Law School) has posted to SSRN a new piece appearing in Virginia Journal of International Law, 'Unwilling or Unabl...
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