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National Security in a Data Age
Editor's Note: Data should drive decision-making – the real question is how much should it do so? As big data and data analytics expand, it is tempting to assume they can solve many of the problems forei... -
The Lawfare Podcast: How's the Iran Deal Really Going?
This week, the Brookings Institution held an event on a new Brookings report on implementation of the Iran Deal: -
Has the U.S. Quietly Ramped Up the Air Campaign Against AQAP in Yemen?
CENTCOM has just released a summary of publicly-acknowledged airstrikes conducted against AQAP targets in Yemen over the first five months of 2016. The list includes three strikes from February and Marc... -
Israel talks to the ICC prosecutor
Reuters is reporting that Israeli officials are speaking with the prosector of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding its preliminary examination in Palestine. Israel is not an ICC member and h... -
How to Limit JASTA's Adverse Impact
We have previously written about why we think JASTA—the bill -
What the U.S. Can Do to Guard Against a Proliferation Cascade in the Middle East
This article originally appeared on Markaz. -
DOD Airstrike in Somalia: Still Wondering About the PPG's Application
DOD has announced an airstrike on an al Shabaab official in Somalia: -
The Art of the Bluff: How Presidents Can Leverage Deception
In the eyes of the DC foreign policy establishment, issuing threats without any intention to back them up with action is a cardinal sin. Bluffing, the thinking along think tank row goes, dangerously unde... -
Hot Commodities: Summer Heat Rising
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150 Years of Hate: The Resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan
Editor's Note: Although the presidential candidates, our media, and most importantly, Lawfare, tend to focus on the danger from Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, right-wing groups have been a more lethal t... -
A Response to Jack’s Critique of JASTA
I’d like to add a counterpoint to Jack’s recent assessment that Congress, by passing JASTA, would be shirking its duty by not more directly resolving the claims that the victims of the 9/11 attacks press... -
Is the Iran Deal Unraveling? Think Again
This article originally appeared on Markaz.