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Who Counts as al-Qaeda: Lessons from Libya
Editor’s Note: Ties to a terrorist group are rightly a stigma. However, given the nebulous nature of many groups, such connections are often easy to overstate. Alex Thurston, my colleague at Georgetown, ... -
Water Wars: ASEAN Soft-Pedals South China Sea Disputes
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Former Guantanamo Detainee Petitions for Certiorari Seeking Redress for Alleged Torture
In late 2002, Afghan officials arrested Mohammed Jawad and transferred him to American officials. During his six-year stay at Guantanamo, Jawad alleges that he was tortured. Upon being released from fede... -
Prison Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. -
Combined Arms Maneuver Operations and LOAC Implementation: A View from the Golan
Last week I was among a group of international law scholars and practitioners invited to Israel by the Israeli Defense Forces Military Advocate General for a three-day conference focused on contemporary ... -
Middle East Ticker: Turkey Cracks Down at Home and Abroad, Iraq Caught in Middle of Syria’s Proxy War, and Saudi Arabia Sends Mixed Messages in Yemen
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The State of Sovereignty
In these polarized times, it came as a surprise to me that the authors of three of the most interesting books on international relations of the past year agree on at least one thing. Each argues that the... -
Water Wars: Philippine Military Brass Makes Waves in South China Sea
Top Philippine Defense Officials Visit Disputed Island, as U.S. “Armada” Arrives in Korea -
Cyber Reform in Israel at an Impasse: A Primer
A leaked letter from the heads of Israel’s major security agencies reveals tensions between the government and the security establishment over the allocation of powers and responsibilities in the cyber r... -
U.S. May Deploy More Troops to Syria, Iran’s Presidential Campaign Season Begins, and Experts Warn against U.S. Escalation in Yemen
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Kaine and Schiff Seek White House Legal Analysis on Syria Strikes
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) have sent a letter to President Trump requesting information on the administration's domestic legal justification for the recent airstrikes ... -
The ICC’s Afghanistan Investigation: The Missing Option
In a February Lawfare post, David Bosco analyzed the different possible US responses to the pending decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor on whether to open an investigation into ...