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Live: Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon Take Questions on AUMF
At the top of the hour, Brookings Senior Fellows Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon will host a live webcast to discuss the president's newly proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force agains... -
Expanding on the International vs. U.S. Surveillance Law Comparisons
Following my post from last week regarding how the debate over the Snowden disclosures has blurred the distinctions between national security surveillance authorities and consumer privacy law, Tim Edgar... -
The Tricky Issue of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN
I have written an essay for Hoover’s The Briefing series entitled The Tricky Issue of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN. Tomorrow the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee will have an i... -
The Real Story Behind Citizenfour's Oscar
Like a lot of Lawfare readers, we were pretty surprised by Citizenfour's triumph at the Oscars last night. It wasn't just that there was Glenn Greenwald, foe of all things mainstream, holding---of all th... -
Is China Reclaiming the Law of the Sea?
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative has released a special issue on land reclamation and development activities in the South China Sea. As part of its ongoing effort to promote transparency in mari... -
Mysterious Discretion: When Journalists Wield Power We Don't Understand
Last night, Laura Poitras’s Citizenfour received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, a win I have been anticipating since Glenn Greenwald won the Pulitzer Prize back in April for breaking the ... -
The White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Last week, the White House convened a summit on countering violent extremism. The summit took place over three days and featured remarks by Obama administration officials, global leaders, law enforcement... -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on This Week's Hearing in the al Nashiri Case
Per our usual practice, Lawfare will be posting digests of the Al Nashiri military commission proceedings---which resume today at noon---throughout the week. First up is the statement by Brig. Gen. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran continued today in Geneva. The New York Times points out that these talks are the first time that the “top nuclear officials” from both nations have joine... -
Why Should We Buy Into The Notion That The United States Doesn’t Care About Privacy?
It is a common perception that Americans care less about privacy than Europeans, especially after the attacks of September 11, and the Snowden revelations only seemed to reinforce that perception. Last w... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Much Ado about Ukraine
Editor's Note: Russian support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and the civil war that has ensued have raised fears of a new Cold War. Indeed, many senior American and European officials have called fo...
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