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On Strategy, Law, and Morality in Israel’s Gaza Operation
While law restrains Israel in some ways, it does not prevent an Israeli response to Hamas that will morally discomfit not only those who hate it but many of its friends as well. -
The United States Faces a Test on Guantánamo Bay in Geneva
The United States has excluded most law from Guantánamo Bay for decades. It should reverse that position now and provide medical care for its declining detainees. -
The Hamas Attack Is Israel’s 9/11, Yet the Country Must Trace the Differences and Legal Pitfalls
Many are comparing the current conflict to 9/11. What are the differences, and what are the dangers of such a comparison? -
Getting the Basics Wrong: Key U.S. Failures in Afghanistan
Beginning to answer questions of how and why the initial victory in 2001 was frittered away and the war was ultimately lost -
Lawfare Live: Discussing the Israel Gaza Crisis
Scott Anderson will host a Lawfare Live event at 1:45 pm ET today to discuss the ongoing Israel-Gaza crisis. -
Initial Thoughts on Hamas’s War
What was Hamas’s strategic objective in launching this weekend’s horrific violence? What should Israel’s be in response? -
An Israeli Gap in Drone Defenses
That one of the best militaries in the world should fall victim to such an easily countered attack should have U.S. military planners asking: “Could this happen to us?” -
Bullets and Biodiversity: African National Parks as a Key Counterterrorism Strategy
How can African governments and the international community respond to the threats posed by armed groups in African national parks? -
The Slow Burn Threatening Our Democracy
Unless policymakers act, increasing threats to public officials will normalize political violence and stymie civic engagement and democratic processes. -
Reflections on Renewing and Reforming FISA Section 702
Congress should renew and amend FISA Section 702, but adding a warrant requirement is unworkable and will only partially address major U.S. privacy concerns. -
Department of Homeland Security Releases 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment
The document details the threats that the Department has identified for the next year. -
Brookings Event: Kenneth Wainstein on the Current Threat Environment
On Sept. 19, Benjamin Wittes will be joined by DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Kenneth Wainstein for a conversation on the current threat environment.