France
Nicolas Sarkozy’s No Good, Very Bad Campaign Finance Scheme
Jacob Schulz Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 3:40 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy faces a new charge in connection with alleged campaign contributions from the Gadhafi’s.
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Omphalos: Middle East Conflict in Perspective
Omphalos takes an interdisciplinary look at the contemporary Middle East, and is published jointly with two key partners: Academic Exchange, an educational non-profit that seeks to deepen understanding of Israel in the international academic community, and the Brookings Center for Middle East Policy and its blog, Markaz. Turmoil in today's Middle East today implicates a wide array of legal questions, bears huge costs for civilian populations, and poses diverse challenges to policymakers, activists, lawyers, and reformers. For the issues that Lawfare treats, the Middle East is a kind of omphalos.
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Federal Law Enforcement
The Halkbank Case Should Be a Very Big Deal
Scott R. Anderson, Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 12:17 PM
There are no plausible benign explanations for Trump’s conduct here. Even three days before the election, people should care.
Foreign Fighters
Justice Department Charges Two Islamic State Members for Executing Americans
Jacob Schulz Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 12:04 PM
The Justice Department charged two men—Alexanda Amon Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh—with eight counts in connection to a series of hostage takings and executions in Syria. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia charged the former British nationals with conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death, hostage taking resulting in death, conspiracy to murder United States citizens outside of the United States, along with two material support charges.
Middle East and North Africa
Protests in Exceptional Times: Israel’s New Demonstration Prosecution Guidelines
Yuval Shany Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 10:04 AM
The Office of the State Attorney General released new guidelines for prosecuting protestors. What does the document say?
International Law
The SDF’s International Humanitarian Law Obligations to Islamic State Detainees During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Christine Choi Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 10:28 AM
What are the international law obligations for the SDF and its allies to maintain conditions in prisons housing alleged Islamic State fighters?
Podcasts
Fault Lines: Syria and Libya—Clone Wars?
Lester Munson Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 3:44 PM
Fault Lines welcomes Jennifer Cafarella, NSI Visiting Fellow and National Security Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War.
Foreign Fighters
Southeast Asia’s Overlooked Foreign Fighter Problem
Emma Broches Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 11:59 AM
Worries about foreign Islamic fighters tend to center on European citizens. But fighters from Southeast Asia also pose a significant problem.
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