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Reflections on Renewing and Reforming FISA Section 702
Congress should renew and amend FISA Section 702, but adding a warrant requirement is unworkable and will only partially address major U.S. privacy concerns. -
Department of Homeland Security Releases 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment
The document details the threats that the Department has identified for the next year. -
Brookings Event: Kenneth Wainstein on the Current Threat Environment
On Sept. 19, Benjamin Wittes will be joined by DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Kenneth Wainstein for a conversation on the current threat environment. -
The 2007 GTMO ‘Clean Team’ Interviews Fail in U.S. v. Nashiri
Military commissions judge Acosta’s recent ruling finds the “clean team” interviews of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri are still tainted by torture. -
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Drone Attacks Indicate a Strategic Shift
The new technology may indicate that AQAP is receiving support from the Houthis. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Not Your Grandparents’ Far-Right Extremists
What may have caused a spike in violence against the queer community in recent years? -
D.C. Circuit Denies GTMO Detainee Al Bahlul’s Appeal of Life Sentence
Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul will have to continue serving the life sentence affirmed by the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Justice Department Appeals Oath Keepers Sentences
What is the Justice Department's motivation for filing appeals for the sentences of seven Oath Keepers convicted for Jan. 6-related crimes? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Congress Investigates January 6 ... Again
Why didn't the government see the Jan. 6 attack coming? -
Biden Administration Declassifies Two Counterterrorism Memorandums
The Biden administration partly declassified two memorandums that tighten the necessary conditions for drone strikes and lay out new counterterrorism guiding principles. -
UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report
Human rights investigator Fionnuala Ní Aoláin found that detainees had sustained “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” -
The Aftermath, Episode 6: Going Dark
In the final episode of Season 1, we examine the hidden activity of the Jan. 6 Committee during the year between its first hearing and its second.
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