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A Further Thought on the Demise of the New Republic
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 ... -
On the Sad Collapse of the New Republic [UPDATED]
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... -
More on Passport Revocation and Temporary Exclusion: The New Counter-Terrorism Bill in the U.K.
The United Kingdom’s Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, HC Bill 127, had its first reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 26. -
Confiscating Passports: Is this a Good Way to Stop Citizens from Joining Jihadists in Syria and Iraq?
Thousands of westerners, including at least 100 Americans and more than 500 Britons, are known to have joined ISIS or the Al Nusra Front in Syria and Iraq. -
Video: President Obama on Resignation of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is Stepping Down "Under Pressure"
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. -
End of Forever War Watch, Weekend Edition
Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt report: President Obama decided in recent weeks to authorize a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, a move that ensures A... -
Judges Brett Kavanaugh and John D. Bates on Blogs and Judges in National Security Cases
At a recent panel on which I spoke at the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security's annual conference, D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. District Judge---and former FISA presiding j... -
Upcoming Congressional Hearings on ISIL, Iran
The week before Thanksgiving features a few Congressional hearings of note for the Lawfare readership. Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, there is a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on ways of "cou... -
The U.S.-China Climate “Deal” Does Less Than Has Been Hyped
I am (as I have previously noted) no expert on climate change. But reading the text of the much-vaunted U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change makes me think there is a large gap between how th... -
Readings: Sir Adam Roberts on the Importance of History and State Practice
Twenty years ago, Adam Roberts made the following observation in his essay, "Land Warfare: From Hague to Nuremberg," in The Laws of War: Constraints on Warfare in the Western World (1994, pp. 116-139): T... -
DIA Scales Back Plans for Expanded Defense Clandestine Service...Sort Of
Those of you interested in the organization of the Intelligence Community may recall a major initiative launched by the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 2012, to expand the size and focus of its HUMINT co...
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