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Trouble continues in Mali. French-led forces have seized the Timbuktu airport from militants, and although it is really cool that there actually is a Timbuktu, it is decidedly not cool that fighting cont... -
Self-Promotion Department: Vázquez and Vladeck on <em>Bivens</em> and State Law
A while back, I posted about a forthcoming article by Carlos Vázquez (Georgetown) and me on the relationship between Bivens remedies and state law, especially in national security cases. -
Readings: Alan Backstrom and Ian Henderson on New Capabilities in Warfare and Legal Weapons Reviews
Alan Backstrom and Ian Henderson have a new draft working paper at SSRN, "New Capabilities in warfare: an overview of contemporary technological developments and the associated legal and engineering issu... -
The Evolution of Joint Special Operations Command and the Pursuit of al Qaeda in Iraq: A Conversation with General Stanley A. McChrystal
Brookings is hosting Gen. Stanley McChrystal today from 10:00 am EST-11:30 am EST. Here is the link to the live webcast. For those who cannot tune in, we will be posting the full video and the full audio... -
Brookings Event with Gen. Stanley McChrystal
This should pique the interest of our local readers: Killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and His Legacy: A Discussion with General Stanley A. McChrystal -
Great Lawfare Moments in Presidential Inaugurations
Despite the unsurprising focus on domestic policy in President Obama’s second inaugural address today, his speech was not entirely devoid of national security issues. “We will defend our people and uphol... -
Max Boot Guest-Blogging This Week at Volokh Conspiracy
Many Lawfare readers have probably seen notices or reviews of Max Boot's brand-new book on the history of guerrilla warfare, Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to t... -
More New Additions to the Lawfare News Feed
Three more new additions to the Lawfare news feed: Wired's Threat Level blog, which covers online privacy and crime; Foreign Policy's Killer Apps blog, which will---unfortunately---only appear on the ... -
Readings: Jeffrey S. Thurnher on Law of Armed Conflict Applied to Autonomous Weapon Systems
The American Society of International Law has released a new "ASIL Insight" on law applicable to autonomous weapon systems. (ASIL Insights are short, descriptive pieces on topical issues meant as non-te... -
Duke Law's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security Conference: March 1-2
It's that time of year again...Duke Law's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security's Annual Conference. -
Readings: Rebecca Ingber, 'Interpretation Catalysts and Executive Branch Legal Decisionmaking'
Columbia Law School scholar and former State Department lawyer Rebecca Ingber has posted to SSRN a new article forthcoming in the Yale Journal of International Law, "Interpretation Catalysts and Executiv... -
New Additions to the Lawfare News Feed
I have added several new feeds to the Lawfare News Feed: The Washington Post's national security feed; The Long War Journal; The
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