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Judge Pierre Leval Defends the Alien Tort Statute

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Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 11:51 PM

 This is old news by now, but Judge Pierre Leval of the Second Circuit has a thoughtful article in the March/April issue of Foreign Affairs (behind a paywall, unfortunately) entitled “The Long Arm of International Law: Giving Victims of Read more »

Bergen & Tiedmann Question CIA’s Legal Vetting of Drone Strikes in Pakistan

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Friday, July 1, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedmann have a piece in the new issue of Foreign Affairs (mostly behind the pay wall, but an excerpt is here) offering a mixed verdict on drone strike operations in Pakistan.   After cataloguing the policy … Read more »

On the Resumption of Military Commissions

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Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 1:10 PM

Not to be outdone by Ben in terms of posting to other outlets, I have a short piece up at Foreign Policy’s website concerning the prospect that military commissions will soon begin moving forward with new cases.  If you’ve read … Read more »

Cybersecurity – Four New Essays

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Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM

Cybersecurity is in my opinion and the opinion of many in Washington the most significant national security challenge that the United States faces today.  We are among the most computer-dependent of societies, and we have the most computer-dependent military and … Read more »