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Readings: Shane Harris, The Human-Free Future of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Journalist Shane Harris (senior writer for Washingtonian magazine and author of the well-received 2010 book, The Watchers) has written a briefing paper for the Hoover Institution's Task Force on National... -
My Review of William Shawcross’s “Justice and the Enemy”
It can be found here (and Wells’s review for Lawfare can be found here.) I liked the book, which uses the dilemmas and compromises of Nuremburg as a lens for Shawcross's empathetic and fair-minded accou... -
"The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda," by Ali H. Soufan with Daniel Freedman
Published by WW Norton (2011) Reviewed by Dana Stern Gibber -
Clive Walker Critiques the UK Ministry of Justice Green Paper on Justice and Security
Back in October, we linked to a very interesting "green paper" produced by the UK Ministry of Justice addressing issues associated with secrecy, intelligence, security, and justice. Clive Walker (Leeds)... -
Reviews: Thomas Nachbar on Executive Order 13567
Thomas B. Nachbar is a most remarkable law professor. A few years ago, after having achieved wide recognition as a senior University of Virginia scholar known for his work in technology and regulation, ... -
Readings: Drones in Civilian Airspace
As drone aircraft become commonplace in civilian settings - everything from police surveillance to environmental groups tracking whaling vessels to hobbyists and much, much more - and as they become more... -
"The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History," by Samuel Moyn
Published by Belknap/Harvard UP (2010) Reviewed by Alice Diana Beauheim -
Reviews: CRS Report on U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems
The headline news from this Congressional Research Service report (which comes courtesy of Wired's Danger Room, in a very handy article by Spencer Ackerman) is that, today, nearly one in three US warplan... -
"The Worm: The First Digital World War," by Mark Bowden
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press (2011) Reviewed by Sonia McNeil -
"Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed," by William Shawcross
Published by PublicAffairs (2012) Reviewed by Wells C. Bennett -
Reviews: New Reports from CRS
Over at Secrecy News, Steve Aftergood has posted a bunch of new CRS reports of interest to readers of this blog: With the formal ending of the U.S. war in Iraq on December 15, 2011, the Congressional Res... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Not a whole lot going today. I guess all the drones, detainees, and terrorists were busy yesterday following the Iowa caucuses. A few items worth mentioning, though. Yesterday, Iran warned a U.S. aircra...
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