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Defining Anticipated Military Advantage: the Importance of Certainty
When scholars analyze Israeli military actions against Palestinian militant groups, the discussion inevitably turns to the principle of proportionality. Advocates and analysts sift through lists of the n... -
ODNI Releases Trove of Documents Discovered in Osama bin Laden Raid
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence today released a new set of documents recovered during the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. The release contain... -
Lindsey Graham's Iowa Drone Strike Out
It's a crowded field for Republican presidential candidates, but Lindsey Graham knows how to differentiate himself from the pack: he loves drone strikes more than his competitors. Speaking the other nig... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Where is Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Editor’s Note: After 9/11 Ayman al-Zawahiri became the face of Al Qaeda, giving speeches and sending out videos to guide the now-scattered jihadist flock. And of course after Bin Ladin’s death Zawahiri's... -
"Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security," by Gregory Koblentz
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Some Domestic and International Law Questions Raised by the Abu Sayyaf Raid
Today’s White House statement about last night’s spectacular Special Operations raid into Syria states that “This operation was conducted with the full consent of Iraqi authorities and, like our existing... -
"@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex," by Shane Harris
Books reviewed in this essay: @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex, by Shane Harris (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014) -
Hersh's Account of the Bin Laden Raid is Journalistic Malpractice
When a journalist writes a tell-all story about a classified operation, and he suspects the story will catalyze anti-American anger, provide fuel for terrorist groups, and cause severe friction with fore... -
Canadian Court Releases Omar Khadr on Bail
From the Washington Post (via the Associated Press): TORONTO — A former inmate at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who was convicted of killing a U.S. -
Judicial Review for POWs During Armed Conflict?
Interested in the ongoing debate over the relationship between LOAC and Human Rights Law in general, or the intersection of those bodies of law in relation to non-criminal detention in particular? You wo... -
How (and How Not) to Investigate an Armed Conflict: Reflections on Three Recently Released Gaza Reports
In the last two weeks, three new reports have claimed to offer insight into this past summer’s bloody Gaza conflict. Each has been followed by a stream of articles and commentary as pundits rushed to rei... -
Justice Stevens on Guantánamo
I've long been a huge fan of (Retired) Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, not least because his prized possessions include a scorecard from Game 3 of the 1932 World Series--better known to baseball...
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