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A Readings Post on Syria Extracted From The Onion
The Onion, News in Brief, Vol. 15, Issue 14, April 13, 2017: "There Are No Good Options In Syria," Sighs Man Who Has Devoted 12 Minutes Of Research To Topic The full story in The Onion, here. (Posted ... -
The Bathtub Fallacy and Risks of Terrorism
Bloomberg economics commentator Justin Fox is tired of being told that his chances of getting killed in a terrorist attack are (much) lower than his chances of slipping, falling, and dying in a bathtu... -
The 19th Annual Grotius Lecture at the ASIL Annual Meeting: Civil War Time from Grotius to the Global War on Terror
Next week is the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law in Washington DC. For nearly 20 years, the meeting has begun with the distinguished Grotius Lecture, which takes place on the... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, April 10th at 11am: Johns Hopkins SAIS will host a panel for a discussion on Debating The Merits Of The Trump Administration's New Trave... -
Hoover Book Soiree: Privacy & Power: A Transatlantic Dialogue in the Shadow of the NSA-Affair
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Tuesday, April 18, when Ben will join Russell Miller (professor of law at Washington & Lee University Schoo... -
What Are the Implications of Emerging Technologies in AI-Driven Robotics and Automation for Globalization?
Last month I attended an outstanding workshop at the University of Pennsylvania’s newly-established Perry World House on a topic that (as far as I can tell) has not received the attention it should: the ... -
Why Trump Won’t Be Able to Lead U.S. Foreign Policy—Even If He Tries
Editor’s Note: Trump's election and subsequent "malevolence tempered by incompetence" have frightened foreign-policy professionals and many concerned Americans. With all the focus on Trump, however, many... -
What Is the Extent of Self-Defense by a State?
Emory University School of Law's Laurie R. Blank (who heads Emory's International Humanitarian Law Clinic) is a leading and prolific scholar and practitioner in the field of the law of armed conflict (an... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Before President Donald Trump decided to launch airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Assad, Ammar Abdulhamid examined the president’s Syria conundrum. After the strike,... -
A Culture on Trial
PDF version A review of Kim Christian Priemel, The Betrayal: The Nuremberg Trials and German Divergence (Oxford University Press 2016). *** -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, April 3rd at 12pm: The Cybersecurity Law Initiative at George Washington University School of Law will host Mona Sedky for a discussion... -
What I Learned from Reading the Islamic State’s Propaganda Instruction Manual
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State has long issued a steady torrent of sophisticated propaganda to demonize its enemies, inspire its followers, and advance its cause in general. How does the Islamic State ...
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