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Readings: Two Leading Academic Social Science Journals on Terrorism
I am sometimes asked what academic journals I would recommend for research in terrorism and political violence studies from an interdisciplinary social science perspective. Two stand out, although unfor... -
John Witt’s “Lincoln’s Code”
As many Lawfare readers know, John Witt has recently published a book called Lincoln’s Code. The book is about, among many other things, the history of the laws of war in the United States, especially i... -
Readings: Laurie Blank and Geoffrey Corn on Standards for Finding an Armed Conflict, Applied to Syria
The question of when an armed conflict is underway for purposes of triggering the Geneva Conventions and other relevant law of war is not in principle difficult in the case inter-state international arme... -
"Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power," by David E. Sanger
Reviewed by Amy Sennett Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, by David E. Sanger (Crown 2012) -
Great Opportunity at Georgetown
The Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law just posted the following job opportunity: National Security Law Fellowship -
Internship for Law Students with the Brennan Center
Here's an opportunity for law students to intern at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School's Liberty and National Security Program. The Brennan Center emails: We are looking for outstanding... -
"Reimagining Child Soldiers in International Law and Policy," by Mark A. Drumbl
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Readings: Harold Koh Lays Out US Government Position on Cyberspace and International Law
Harold Koh, Legal Adviser to the State Department, delivered an important speech yesterday, September 18, at the U.S. Cyber Command Inter-Agency Legal Conference on the applicability of international law... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post reports that the Taliban is increasingly focusing on “conducting audacious attacks against prominent targets across the country, including the U.S. -
A Very Cautious Experiment With Comments
My post about the possible use of Facebook's Comment utility on Lawfare has generated no particular groundswell of either enthusiasm or opposition. But the Lawfare Ruling Triumverate has decide that it s... -
Upcoming Events of Note
Here are a few upcoming events---which I have added to the Lawfare Events Calendar---but to which I wanted to draw the attention of readers who might be in New York or California. Conference on Emerging... -
Readings: The Annotated Brothers Grimm?
One of the fun things about having a book review is that occasionally, publishers send me books that---for whatever unfathomable reason---they think Lawfare might want to write about. We’ve had some stif...
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