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Team of Legal Gladiators? Iraqi Militias’ Tortured Relationship with Law | Posted : Mon, 04/12/2021 - 4:32pm
A Foreign Policy Toward Warlords | Posted : Tue, 03/31/2020 - 5:47am
Turkey’s Unpalatable Choices in Syria | Posted : Wed, 02/26/2020 - 8:52pm
Putin's Russia | Posted : Fri, 02/14/2020 - 11:32am
The Berlin Conference on Libya: Will Hypocrisy Undermine Results? | Posted : Sat, 01/25/2020 - 10:46am
The Afghanistan Papers and the Perils of Historical Analogy | Posted : Fri, 01/24/2020 - 6:02am
The Age of Open Assassination | Posted : Sun, 01/19/2020 - 11:10am
Incels: America’s Newest Domestic Terrorism Threat | Posted : Sun, 01/12/2020 - 11:57am
China's Advance Into the Antarctic | Posted : Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:14am
Do Patents Protect National Security? | Posted : Mon, 07/15/2019 - 1:48am
Transnational Organized Crime and National Security | Posted : Tue, 04/30/2019 - 1:03pm
The Utility of Proxy War | Posted : Mon, 04/29/2019 - 8:20am
Fitna, a Failed Coup and a Squandered Opportunity to Undermine the Islamic State’s ‘Intangible Power’ | Posted : Sun, 03/24/2019 - 11:22pm
Is the Islamic State Defeated? | Posted : Tue, 03/19/2019 - 10:04am
Deterring Adversaries in Cyberspace | Posted : Sat, 03/16/2019 - 3:07pm
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Recent Developments | Posted : Fri, 03/08/2019 - 8:38pm
Can German Courts Bring Accountability for Torture in Syria? | Posted : Fri, 02/22/2019 - 11:50pm
Where Congress Stands on Yemen | Posted : Fri, 02/22/2019 - 7:09am
What Is and Isn’t a Big Deal in Trump’s Executive Actions Related to the Border | Posted : Tue, 02/19/2019 - 10:44pm
Can Congress Constitutionally Restrict the President’s Troop Withdrawals? | Posted : Fri, 02/08/2019 - 6:05am
AMLO’s National Guard: Mexico Still Needs Its Military to Restore Public Safety | Posted : Wed, 01/30/2019 - 6:10am
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan: Getting History Right | Posted : Sun, 01/13/2019 - 11:36pm
A Primer on Syria’s Constitutional Committee | Posted : Tue, 12/25/2018 - 10:30pm
Yemen After a Saudi Withdrawal: How Much Would Change? | Posted : Thu, 12/06/2018 - 7:33pm
George H. W. Bush's National Security Team: A Study in Statecraft | Posted : Sun, 12/02/2018 - 11:57pm
Was Syria Different? Anticipating the Next Islamic State | Posted : Fri, 11/23/2018 - 3:54pm
A Brief History of America’s Troubled Relationship with Yemen | Posted : Wed, 10/31/2018 - 5:38am
The Invisible Caravans | Posted : Mon, 10/29/2018 - 9:53pm
A Chinese Perspective on the Pentagon's Cyber Strategy | Posted : Wed, 10/24/2018 - 11:57am
Connecting the Dots: Strengthening National-Local Collaboration in Addressing Violent Extremism | Posted : Sun, 10/21/2018 - 6:32pm
Proposal for a Cyber-International Committee of the Red Cross | Posted : Wed, 10/17/2018 - 5:29pm
Germany’s Strategic Repositioning | Posted : Mon, 10/15/2018 - 1:36am
After Khashoggi, U.S. Arms Sales to the Saudis Are Essential Leverage | Posted : Thu, 10/11/2018 - 8:31pm
Revealing Intelligence on Jamal Khashoggi | Posted : Thu, 10/11/2018 - 3:53am
Why China’s Disappearance of Interpol’s Chief Matters | Posted : Wed, 10/10/2018 - 12:48am
The National Cyber Strategy and Legal Reform | Posted : Mon, 10/08/2018 - 9:03pm
How India’s Rise Can Complement US Strategy | Posted : Sun, 10/07/2018 - 5:23pm
Document: National Strategy for Counterterrorism 2018 | Posted : Thu, 10/04/2018 - 11:26pm
Can International Humanitarian Law Restrain Armed Groups? | Posted : Sun, 09/30/2018 - 9:12pm
Diplomacy and Defense in Cyber Space | Posted : Sun, 09/30/2018 - 2:10pm
When Strongmen Fight: The U.S. and Turkey Need Diplomats to Resolve Their Leaders’ Dispute | Posted : Tue, 09/25/2018 - 12:16am
Yemen’s Three Wars | Posted : Sun, 09/23/2018 - 9:09pm
The IDF MAG’s Gaza Report and Its Critics: Context, Compliance, and Credibility | Posted : Thu, 09/20/2018 - 11:52pm
The President’s Election-Interference Order: A Needed First Step | Posted : Thu, 09/20/2018 - 12:16am
What’s in the House and Senate Intelligence Authorization Bills for Fiscal 2019? | Posted : Tue, 09/18/2018 - 10:03pm
How Putin Works to Weaken Faith in the Rule of Law and Our Justice System | Posted : Mon, 09/17/2018 - 2:10pm
The Enemy Gets a Vote | Posted : Sun, 09/16/2018 - 1:37pm
Four States That Have Stayed Quiet Over Bolton’s ICC Speech | Posted : Sat, 09/15/2018 - 10:35pm
Will There Be a Third Intifada? | Posted : Wed, 09/12/2018 - 11:18pm
What the 9/11 Commission Report Had to Say About Congressional Oversight | Posted : Tue, 09/11/2018 - 9:47pm
The North Korean Hacker Charges: Line-Drawing as a Necessary But Not Sufficient Part of Deterrence | Posted : Mon, 09/10/2018 - 11:29pm
That Post-Liberal International Order World: Some Core Characteristics | Posted : Sun, 09/09/2018 - 6:43pm
Senate Hearing on Social Media and Foreign Influence Operations: Progress, But There’s A Long Way to Go | Posted : Fri, 09/07/2018 - 3:16am
Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part II | Posted : Wed, 09/05/2018 - 4:11pm
Turkey Might Not Like the West, But Needs It | Posted : Tue, 09/04/2018 - 5:41pm
Combating Terrorism Online: Possible Actors and Their Roles | Posted : Mon, 09/03/2018 - 1:19am
Inching Closer to a Showdown Over the Fate of Captured Islamic State Fighters | Posted : Thu, 08/30/2018 - 8:50pm
Solving the Tech Deficit on Capitol Hill: A Call for Applications | Posted : Wed, 08/29/2018 - 10:46am
Can India Help the United States Against China? | Posted : Sun, 08/26/2018 - 7:27pm
In Cyber Warfare, the Front Line Is Everywhere the US Government Isn’t | Posted : Sat, 08/25/2018 - 10:58am
It’s Too Late to Protect the 2018 Elections. But Here’s How the US Can Prepare for 2020. | Posted : Thu, 08/23/2018 - 10:16am
The Dangers in the Trump-Brennan Confrontation | Posted : Tue, 08/21/2018 - 9:12pm
Libya's House of Cards: Elections Without Institutions | Posted : Mon, 08/20/2018 - 5:58am
A Fourth War With Hamas in Gaza? | Posted : Fri, 08/17/2018 - 10:24pm
How Trump’s Outburst Over Security Clearances Harms the Presidency | Posted : Thu, 08/16/2018 - 7:10pm
Artificial Intelligence: A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part I | Posted : Wed, 08/15/2018 - 10:54pm
What’s in the New NDAA | Posted : Wed, 08/15/2018 - 8:43am
Federalism in the Middle East: A Collection of Essays | Posted : Mon, 08/13/2018 - 9:03pm
Is It Time for a Space Force? | Posted : Sun, 08/12/2018 - 8:14pm
An Intelligence Reserve Corps to Counter Terrorist Use of the Internet | Posted : Sat, 08/11/2018 - 5:01am
Trump Wants a Bigger, Better Deal with Iran. What Does Tehran Want? | Posted : Thu, 08/09/2018 - 9:35pm
Can the Senate Constrain the President on NATO and Russia? | Posted : Sun, 08/05/2018 - 9:37pm
The US “Yellow Light” in Yemen | Posted : Sat, 08/04/2018 - 1:14am
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: Polling Project July 2018 | Posted : Sat, 08/04/2018 - 1:02am
The Deter Act: Congress’s Latest Effort to Discourage Election Interference | Posted : Fri, 08/03/2018 - 12:12am
Prosecuting the Islamic State Fighters Left Behind | Posted : Wed, 08/01/2018 - 9:05pm
What the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Really Said About Chinese Economic Espionage | Posted : Tue, 07/31/2018 - 7:39pm
As Turkish Democracy Declines, What’s the Role for Fellow NATO Members? | Posted : Mon, 07/30/2018 - 5:45pm
Misreading the “Liberal Order”: Why We Need New Thinking in American Foreign Policy | Posted : Mon, 07/30/2018 - 5:36pm
Treaties and Irrelevance: Understanding Iran’s Suit Against the US for Reimposing Nuclear Sanctions | Posted : Sun, 07/29/2018 - 5:57pm
How White House Threats to Revoke Security Clearances Violate the First Amendment | Posted : Fri, 07/27/2018 - 9:54pm
Saving NATO | Posted : Wed, 07/25/2018 - 11:59pm
The NSA and the USA Freedom Act | Posted : Tue, 07/03/2018 - 6:22am
Book Reviews - Wars of None: AI, Big Data, and the Future of Insurgency | Posted : Sun, 07/01/2018 - 4:00pm
When Did the War in Yemen Begin? | Posted : Fri, 06/29/2018 - 12:11am
Summary: The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Strategy | Posted : Thu, 06/28/2018 - 2:45am
How to Read Turkey’s Election Results | Posted : Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:51am
Where Will the Islamic State Go Next? | Posted : Fri, 06/22/2018 - 9:49pm
China: Supply-Chain Attacks: Why the US Should Worry | Posted : Thu, 06/21/2018 - 1:21am
America’s Terrorism Problem Doesn’t End with Prison—It Might Just Begin There | Posted : Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:13pm
Will the Military Be Collateral Damage in the New York Times-Trump Conflict? | Posted : Mon, 06/18/2018 - 8:45am
Recovering From the Trump Foreign Policy | Posted : Fri, 06/15/2018 - 8:03pm
Congress Should Oversee Wars, Not Just Authorize Them | Posted : Fri, 06/08/2018 - 1:09am
Syria Detention: The Latest—and Perhaps Last—Twist in Doe v. Mattis | Posted : Wed, 06/06/2018 - 11:47pm
How Conflicts (Don’t) End | Posted : Mon, 05/28/2018 - 5:41am
Why Aren’t the Military Commissions Working? Look No Further Than Al-Nashiri | Posted : Mon, 05/21/2018 - 10:00pm
Why Engage in Proxy War? A State’s Perspective | Posted : Mon, 05/21/2018 - 1:16pm
Guantanamo, Certification, and the Fear of Blame | Posted : Fri, 05/18/2018 - 3:03am
Bolton’s Magnificent Idea: Nix the White House Cyber Czar | Posted : Fri, 05/11/2018 - 9:34am
Lebanon’s Elections: Beyond the Iranian-Saudi Rivalry | Posted : Sun, 05/06/2018 - 12:13am
James Comey’s Honest Loyalty: Leadership Ethics and the Role of Process | Posted : Wed, 04/25/2018 - 4:32am
CIA Releases Declassified Memo on Haspel Involvement in Destruction of Tapes | Posted : Sat, 04/21/2018 - 1:47am
A Fast Track to Nowhere: ‘Expedited Procedures’ and the New AUMF Proposal | Posted : Thu, 04/19/2018 - 10:25pm
A Primer on the Corker-Kaine Draft AUMF | Posted : Tue, 04/17/2018 - 7:13pm
Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Airstrikes | Posted : Sat, 04/14/2018 - 5:49pm
The True Story of al-Qaeda’s Demise and Resurgence in Syria | Posted : Sun, 04/08/2018 - 9:57pm
Oral Argument Summary: Doe v. Mattis | Posted : Thu, 04/05/2018 - 10:38pm
The International Criminal Court and the Trump Administration | Posted : Wed, 03/28/2018 - 10:36pm
No, Facebook, It's Not about Security; It's About Privacy | Posted : Mon, 03/26/2018 - 11:49pm
The John Bolton I Knew | Posted : Mon, 03/26/2018 - 11:23am
The Good News About John Bolton | Posted : Sun, 03/25/2018 - 2:35am
What Does John Bolton’s Appointment Mean for the ICC Investigation in Afghanistan? | Posted : Fri, 03/23/2018 - 11:40pm
United States Cyber Command’s New Vision: What It Entails and Why It Matters | Posted : Fri, 03/23/2018 - 10:56pm
The Cambridge Analytica-Facebook Debacle: A Legal Primer | Posted : Wed, 03/21/2018 - 7:54pm
Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy | Posted : Tue, 03/20/2018 - 8:26pm
Why Israel Is Stuck with Hamas | Posted : Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:55pm
In Pursuit of North Korean Human Rights and Denuclearization | Posted : Sun, 03/18/2018 - 10:37pm
Document: White House Legal and Policy Frameworks for Use of Military Force | Posted : Wed, 03/14/2018 - 11:19pm
Prime Minister May’s Use of Force Claim: Clarifying the Law that Governs the UK’s Options | Posted : Tue, 03/13/2018 - 5:47pm
Who Cares About Cybersecurity? | Posted : Tue, 03/13/2018 - 2:05am
A Primer on the Legal Dispute in Doe v. Mattis | Posted : Sat, 03/10/2018 - 10:04pm
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context | Posted : Fri, 03/09/2018 - 10:51pm
Understanding Data Breaches as National Security Threats | Posted : Mon, 02/26/2018 - 7:44pm
Trump's New Syria Strategy is Woefully Unrealistic | Posted : Fri, 02/02/2018 - 12:23pm
Political Islam and Islamist Terrorism in Bangladesh: What You Need to Know | Posted : Sun, 01/28/2018 - 11:28pm
Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Russia Report | Posted : Fri, 01/26/2018 - 8:03pm
Counteracting Iran’s Gray Zone Strategy in Syria | Posted : Wed, 01/24/2018 - 6:03pm
Marginalizing Violent Extremism Online | Posted : Mon, 01/22/2018 - 7:38am
Is There an International Legal Basis for the ‘Bloody Nose’ Strategy? | Posted : Sat, 01/20/2018 - 5:43pm
The Scope of the Endless War After One Year Under Trump | Posted : Sat, 01/20/2018 - 5:19pm
Information Warfare and Cybersecurity Are Different, Related and Important | Posted : Thu, 01/18/2018 - 2:08am
Iran Nuclear Deal Still at Risk After Trump Waives Sanctions | Posted : Tue, 01/16/2018 - 3:44pm
Five Myths about Boko Haram | Posted : Sun, 01/14/2018 - 4:19pm
David Anderson on the United Kingdom's Intelligence Policies | Posted : Sat, 01/13/2018 - 8:21pm
Rational Security: The "Bloody Nose" Edition | Posted : Sat, 01/13/2018 - 2:41am
Trump Tweets Against a Key National Security Priority | Posted : Thu, 01/11/2018 - 9:39pm
A Primer on the Merits Issues in ACLU v. Mattis (the U.S. Citizen Enemy Combatant Case) | Posted : Wed, 01/10/2018 - 3:55am
Summary: UK Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report | Posted : Fri, 01/05/2018 - 10:49am
Avengers in Wrath: Moral Agency and Trauma Prevention for Remote Warriors | Posted : Sun, 11/12/2017 - 4:48pm
Laws of War: Where Both Liberals and Realists Are Wrong | Posted : Thu, 10/26/2017 - 2:05pm
Addressing Russian Influence: What Can We Learn From US Cold War Counter-Propaganda Efforts? | Posted : Wed, 10/25/2017 - 6:47pm
How the Islamic State Will Grapple With Defeat in Raqqa | Posted : Thu, 10/19/2017 - 12:31pm
Parallel Universes: 'Beyond Snowden' and the Two Sides of the Surveillance Debate | Posted : Sun, 09/10/2017 - 10:11am
European Interference in Libya Could Derail UN Efforts | Posted : Sat, 09/09/2017 - 11:20pm
Nobody But Us: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Signals Intelligence | Posted : Sat, 09/09/2017 - 11:04pm
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters (August Poll) | Posted : Tue, 09/05/2017 - 3:05pm
Military Justice Act of 2016: Here Come the Changes | Posted : Tue, 08/29/2017 - 5:19pm
Toward a Redefinition of ‘Winning’ in Afghanistan | Posted : Mon, 08/28/2017 - 2:50pm
Tentative Observations on China’s Views on International Law and Cyber Warfare | Posted : Sun, 08/27/2017 - 11:46pm
Is the War Model of Counterterrorism a Failure? A Response to Micah Zenko | Posted : Sat, 08/26/2017 - 1:13pm
Separating NSA and CYBERCOM? Be Careful When Reading the GAO Report | Posted : Tue, 08/08/2017 - 3:10pm
Should NSA and CYBERCOM Split? The Legal and Policy Hurdles as They Developed Over the Past Year | Posted : Tue, 07/25/2017 - 4:50pm
Terrorists and Territory: What Jordan Can Teach Us about Managing Jihadists | Posted : Tue, 07/11/2017 - 6:38am
Too Many Generals in the Situation Room? | Posted : Tue, 06/27/2017 - 8:20am
The Cyclical Politics of Counterterrorism | Posted : Sat, 06/17/2017 - 12:59pm
Can the COINdinistas Save Iraq from Trump? | Posted : Sun, 06/04/2017 - 1:15pm
China’s Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect: What to Expect | Posted : Thu, 06/01/2017 - 11:55pm
Meeting of the Minds: How Presidents and Generals Stake out Their Territory | Posted : Sat, 05/20/2017 - 10:19am
Initial Thoughts on the Post's Trump/Russia Story | Posted : Tue, 05/16/2017 - 11:19am
Can the Islamic State Survive Financially? | Posted : Mon, 05/15/2017 - 12:56am
Podcast Interview With Mark Moyar: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces | Posted : Sun, 05/14/2017 - 3:15am
Who Counts as al-Qaeda: Lessons from Libya | Posted : Sun, 05/07/2017 - 8:37pm
Who Is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why? | Posted : Thu, 04/27/2017 - 10:03am
The Bathtub Fallacy and Risks of Terrorism | Posted : Sat, 04/15/2017 - 11:00am
He’s Back! Iran's Ahmadinejad (Re)enters the Electoral Fray | Posted : Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:58am
Trump’s Syria Conundrum, Part II | Posted : Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:56am
Using International Law to Prevent Interstate War | Posted : Thu, 04/13/2017 - 11:07am
To Split or Not to Split: The Future of CYBERCOM's Relationship with NSA | Posted : Thu, 04/13/2017 - 11:00am

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