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Draft U.N. Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Recently circulated by the United States in New York, in conjunction with the larger campaign against ISIS: a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution aiming to reduce the rising threat po... -
We are (or Will Soon Be) at War With the Islamic State
Secretary of State Kerry said yesterday: We're engaged in a major counterterrorism operation [against the Islamic State], and it's going to be a long-term counterterrorism operation. I think war is the ... -
President Obama Addresses the Nation on ISIS
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US Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
The UN Report blog has posted a draft of the United States resolution to the UN Security Council on foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) that was teased in yesterday a Reuters story. We'll have an analysis... -
The Proliferation Security Initiative: Interdiction on the High Seas to Prevent Proliferation
Interested in the legal and policy architecture relating to the high seas interdiction of ships possibly bearing WMD material? Me too! The Proliferation Security Initiative, was a somewhat hot topic abou... -
U.S. News Gets it Wrong on Guantanamo and Foley's Killer
If terrorist capture comes, can a debate over Guantanamo vs. federal court be far behind? Apparently not. This time, the debate is coming even before the terrorist's capture---or even his positive ident... -
The New York Times Equivocates on Ransoms
"There is no simple answer on whether to submit to terrorist extortion," editorializes the New York Times today. Actually, there is a right answer---and it's a relatively simple one. -
Government Protection of Classified Information, August 2014 [UPDATED]
From this morning’s NYT story on the Foley rescue operation: The officials revealed the mission in a conference call with reporters, in which they spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the class... -
The Politics of War Powers in Iraq
The WSJ reports that the initial success of American airstrikes in Iraq is spurring a push for broader military engagement against the Islamic State (IS, or ISIS, or ISIL) in Iraq. Our deepening militar... -
Obama’s Foreign Policy and the Nirvana Fallacy
President Obama’s foreign policy appears in shambles. Many of his major decisions – decisions to act, and not to act – seem to have turned out badly. To take a few examples of prominent criticisms: If ... -
Schlesinger v. Cillizza
Chris Cillizza has a piece in the WP that argues that the world is too splintered and partisan and complex, and communication and persuasion too difficult, for the president of the United States to succe... -
Barton Gellman on the Washington Post's NSA Story
Over at the Washington Post, reporter Barton Gellman has a lengthy article on his (and his coauthors') reporting methods and ethical choices in their recent story on the large ca
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