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Remembering Dan Meltzer
I want to add briefly to Jack's note and pay tribute to Dan Meltzer, who died Sunday. I had the privilege of working with Dan when he served as Deputy White Counsel under President Obama and then as a m... -
Daniel Meltzer, R.I.P.
My colleague and friend Dan Meltzer passed away Sunday night after a long battle with cancer. Here is what Dean Martha Minow wrote: Colleagues, it is with profound sadness that I write to let you know th... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, May 25th: Happy Memorial Day! -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Harnessing Militia Power—Lessons of the Iraqi National Guard
Editor’s Note: National governments seem to be failing throughout the Middle East. The United States, unfortunately, does not usually have the luxury of waiting until a strong government returns, and bui... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Harnessing Militia Power—Lessons of the Iraqi National Guard
Editor’s Note: National governments seem to be failing throughout the Middle East. The United States, unfortunately, does not usually have the luxury of waiting until a strong government returns, and bui... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As the battle over the USA Freedom Act heated up in the Senate, Harley Geiger of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) outlined just how much would a sunset of Section 215 change the surveillance... -
Hard Financial Crisis Choices
Providing physical security to its citizens is undoubtedly the core function of the state. As readers of Lawfare well know, it is hard work to figure out how that security function should be reconciled w... -
Cyberwar, Surveillance and Security MOOC
The University of Adelaide has a free new MOOC called Cyberwar, Surveillance and Security that is taught by Melissa de Zwart, Dale Stephens, and Rebecca LaForgia. The web page and registration can be f... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Where is Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Editor’s Note: After 9/11 Ayman al-Zawahiri became the face of Al Qaeda, giving speeches and sending out videos to guide the now-scattered jihadist flock. And of course after Bin Ladin’s death Zawahiri's... -
"Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security," by Gregory Koblentz
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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in ACLU v. Clapper that the NSA’s bulk collection of telephony metadata went beyond the powers granted by Section 215 of the Patriot Act. As you might...
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