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    September 11 and the History of Lawfare

    Robert Chesney, Jack Goldsmith, Benjamin Wittes Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 2:40 PM
    By the time we founded Lawfare, there had been years of debate, policymaking and court decisions on the legal legacy of September 11, yet the big questions all still seemed open.  
  • Iraq War

    9/11 and Iraq: The Making of a Tragedy

    Bruce Riedel Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 11:12 AM
    The United States went to war in Iraq on a false pretense that it was somehow avenging those killed on Sept. 11.
  • September 11

    20 Years After 9/11

    Carrie Cordero Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 8:01 AM
    Remembering Sept. 11 and moving beyond the 9/11 era.
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    Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:01 AM
    Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.
  • War on Terror

    Remembering the Gains of the Afghanistan War

    Daniel Byman, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 12:44 PM
    It’s hard to imagine a successful counterterrorism campaign in the years that followed September 11 without the invasion of Afghanistan, which played a decisive role in dismantling what had become a major and persistent threat to American lives.

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