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Editor’s Note: After the United States helped overthrow Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, Libya was put on the back burner of U.S. policy even as its problems mounted. Moments of horrific anti-U.S. violence, like...
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Editor's Note: “Lone wolf” terrorists—those who strike on their own without links to an established organization—are a nightmare for counterterrorism officials. They have no ranks to be penetrated, and o...
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This week, unsurprisingly, Lawfare spent much of its time focused on the release of the SSCI’s report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program.
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Editor’s note: For quite a while now, social media enthusiasts have been using the hashtag #tbt (or, in long-form, “Throwback Thursday”) as a way to reminisce about the past. Now Lawfare has decided to g...
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Secretary of State John Kerry is currently testifying in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on an authorization of the use of military force against the Islamic State. You can view the testi...
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Editor’s Note: Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria are a bit of an obsession for those of us at the Foreign Policy Essay. In this contribution, we’re pleased to go deep on the problem in Scandinavia—a sur...
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Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Lawfare skipped our usual “The Week That Was” post last week. To make up for it, we present to you “The Fortnight That Was,” which includes posts made since late Nove...
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Jack summed up well my feelings on yesterday's news about the New Republic, and I have only two things to add---one of them institutional and one of them personal.
On the institutional side, as readers ...
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I’ve read the New Republic since college. And I’ve read book reviews in the “back of the book,” edited by Leon Wieseltier, most devotedly. I have always loved the books he chose and the reviews he edit...
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All across China today, schoolchildren are partaking in the newest holiday to grace the country’s calendars: Constitution Day. As part of the celebration, kids are expected to read from the...
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That counterterrorism instruments often fail is no surprise—terrorists are tough targets, after all. At times, however, these instruments can actually backfire. Such “blowback” can take many forms and is...
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Editor’s note: For quite a while now, social media enthusiasts have been using the hashtag #tbt (or, in long-form, “Throwback Thursday”) as a way to reminisce about the past. Now Lawfare has decided to g...
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is hosting an "online, interactive" Q&A today with Rebecca Richards, the NSA's point person for civil liberties and privacy. Users can submit their que...
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Helene Cooper of the New York Times has the scoop today. There is still speculation as to why Hagel is being forced out -- stay tuned for more news.
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Editor’s Note: Political groups representing ethnic, religious, or other minorities have a range of options for how to engage with the state, from nonviolent tactics such as protests and strikes to viole...
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First off, in anticipation of President Obama’s decision this week to take on the immigration issue, Ben examined the central question in the standoff between him and Congress: how much discretion does h...