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We Read the Republican Debate Transcripts So You Don’t Have To
Last night, CNN held the second Republican primary debate of the 2016 campaign, moderated by Jake Tapper, Hugh Hewitt, and Dana Bash. As a service, we’ve combed through the debate transcripts and picked ... -
Why Authorizing Force Against Iran Now is a Bad Idea
Last week, Michael Hayden, once the Director of the CIA and earlier, of the NSA, spoke to CNN about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. In a timid endorsement of the accord, he told the network that ... -
On the New York Times, U.S. Aid to Egypt, and the Leahy Law
The New York Times ran an editorial yesterday disparaging the federal government’s “feckless Egypt policy.” The editorial board quoted favorably from a letter Senator Patrick Leahy had sent Secretary of... -
The New York Times Is Confused About the Law of War Manual
The New York Times earlier called on the Pentagon to “repeal[]” “guidelines on the treatment of journalists covering armed conflicts that would make their work more dangerous, cumbersome and subject to c... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Should the U.S. Put Boots on the Ground to Fight ISIS?
Last week, Brookings convened three policy experts, Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute, Brookings fellows Michael O’Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro, as well as Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) for the first ever... -
White Hate but Islamic Terror? Charleston, Hate Crimes and Terrorism Per Quod
What are the implications of failing to deem the Charleston shootings "terrorism"? -
A Reply to Charlie Savage—And His Reply to Me
I have been consumed for the past week with Lawfare’s relaunch, but I have not forgotten that I promised to address Charlie Savage’s response to my critique of his recent story on NSA cybers -
Charlie Savage Responds to My Critique
Charlie Savage of the New York Times writes in response to my post this morning critiquing -
Et Tu, Charlie? The New York Times's Savage Blunder
"Without public notice or debate, the Obama administration has expanded the National Security Agency‘s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international Internet traffic to search for evidence of mali... -
Is Guantanamo Really a Major Recruiting Tool for Jihadists?
During a February congressional hearing on the Guantanamo Bay prison facility, discussion turned—as it invariably does—to the detention facility’s role in jihadist propaganda. -
The War in Afghanistan is Over, says the President. Not, Says the Justice Department
Yesterday, President Barack Obama delivered remarks before a Memorial Day service at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, in which he celebrated the day as the first Memorial Day since the end of the war in A... -
Intelligence Officials’ Unpersuasive Response To the NYT’s Identification of Three Undercover CIA Officers
The New York Times identified three undercover senior CIA officials in an April 25 story by Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo about oversight of the CIA’s lethal drone operations.
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