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What Comes Next After the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee's Vote to Repeal the AUMF?
As Bobby Chesney noted, today House Republicans took a surprising move by adopting an amendment offered by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) to a Defense spending bill to sunset the 2001 Authorization for Use of M... -
Financial Sanctions and Penalties for Cybercrime
As cybercrime spreads in its many mutations, governments and regulators across the globe continue to develop a variety of solutions. One regulatory method that has gained in popularity and sophistication... -
Will Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdicate?
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Judging Al Qaeda’s Record, Part I: Is the Organization in Decline?
Al Qaeda’s power and influence have fallen considerably from its peak in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, but several well-respected analysts suggest the group remains strong and may resurge.... -
Saudi Arabia Appoints New Crown Prince, Gulf States Issue Demands for Qatar, and Eastern Syria Is Getting Crowded
Saudi Arabia’s Rising Star Skips ahead in Order of Succession -
Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?
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Water Wars: The South China Sea Security Dialogue That Wasn’t
U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet for Inaugural High-Level U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, But South China Sea Issues Feature Less Prominently Than Anticipated -
An Unexpected Primer: The Origination Clause and the Senate's Sanctions Bill
It's hard to imagine a legal topic further afield from national security law than the Origination Clause. -
Don’t Forget Non-Syrian Refugees in Turkey
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Soldier Self-Defense and the Strikes in Syria
On Tuesday, U.S. forces shot down an armed Iranian drone in southern Syria, a few days after a similarly justified strike on a Syrian aircraft that dropped a bomb near a U.S. training outpost. Combined w... -
Climate Change-Induced Migration from Central America
Last Thursday and Friday, the United States and Mexico co-hosted top officials from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and other countries for the "Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America.... -
U.S. Sinks Deeper into Syrian Civil War, Gulf Feud Starting to Shift Qatari Policy, U.S. Resumes Weapons Deliveries to Saudi Arabia
United States Slides Deeper into Syrian Civil War