Foreign Relations & International Law

Rational Security: The “How Many Saudis Would You Sue if You Could Sue Saudis?” Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 12:20 PM

Lawmakers want to give families of the 9/11 victims the power to sue Saudi government officials, but the Obama administration says that’s a terrible idea. Syrian peace talks are in jeopardy of falling apart, but a ceasefire seems to be offering some reprieve. And Facebook swears it won’t try to rig the presidential election against Donald Trump. Plus, Shane high-fives 60 Minutes on SS7. And Susan's gonna map war.

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Lawmakers want to give families of the 9/11 victims the power to sue Saudi government officials, but the Obama administration says that’s a terrible idea. Syrian peace talks are in jeopardy of falling apart, but a ceasefire seems to be offering some reprieve. And Facebook swears it won’t try to rig the presidential election against Donald Trump. Plus, Shane high-fives 60 Minutes on SS7. And Susan's gonna map war.

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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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