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Agreeing with Harold Koh on the Need For and Contours of a New AUMF
I find myself mostly agreeing with the essentials of Harold Koh’s testimony and post on "ending" the Forever War, especially his proposal for a new and narrowed AUMF. I hope this doesn’t cause my old te... -
DDC Declines to Reissue TRO in Dhiab Hunger Strike Case, Blasts DoD "Intransigence"
Earlier in the week, I wondered aloud about the future of a temporary restraining order, entered by Judge Gladys Kessler and temporarily banning the force feeding of Guantanamo detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab. ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As expected, the House passed an NSA reform bill yesterday. The Los Angeles Times explains that the USA Freedom Act is designed to increase privacy and rollback some forms of government surveillance. -
How Much Harm Did Snowden Do?
It is difficult, if not impossible, for those outside the Intelligence Community to make a fair assessment of how much harm the Snowden leaks did to national security. And, perhaps, for those inside the... -
John DeLong Interview on Fedscoop
I've never heard of Fedscoop before, but it seems to have done a video interview with John DeLong, NSA's compliance chief. -
John Carlin's Speech at Brookings on "Defending Our Nation by Prosecuting State-Sponsored Cyber Theft"
Watch the event with Assistant Attorney General John Carlin here: And here are his remarks as prepared for delivery:Defending Our Nation by Prosecuting State-Sponsored Cyber Theft...
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New Trial Date Set for February 2015 in Al-Nashiri
This marks the most significant among many dates set by the Second Amended Scheduling Order, in the military commission case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. The ruling was issued on May 9 (and in respon... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama has sent 80 U.S. troops to Chad to help the Nigerian government locate the 200 kidnapped schoolgirls. -
Article II in the Spotlight at Wednesday's AUMF Hearing before SFRC
Wednesday’s AUMF hearing underscored a point that I develop at some length in my paper Postwar: repeal of the AUMF would not require, as a legal matter, that the government forgo the use of lethal force ... -
More on the Administration's AUMF Strategy
A friend who is familiar with Obama administration thinking responds to my post on yesterday’s AUMF hearing: The administration’s focus is not on ending the war, but on ensuring that future presidents do... -
Revised Counterinsurgency Field Manual
The revised COIN Field manual is available here. I have not read it but Small Wars Journal has critical commentary by Charles Dunlap, Bing West, Adam Elkus, and -
"Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific," by Robert D. Kaplan
Published by Random House (2014) Reviewed by Ali Wyne
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