Covert Action
A Government Practitioner’s Guide to Countering Online Foreign Covert Influence
Gabriel Band Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 1:35 PM
How can the practitioner actually counter online foreign covert influence operations?
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Foreign Policy Essay
Giving Diplomacy a Chance in Yemen
Alexandra Stark Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 10:01 AM
Negotiations are moving again, but an agreement to end the foreign interventions in the country would be just the first step in ending the civil war.
The National Security Law Podcast
The National Security Law Podcast: Road Trip!
Robert Chesney, Steve Vladeck Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 11:57 AM
We’re back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the country! Tune in for discussion and debate relating to:
Iran
Remembering the Khobar Towers Bombing
Bruce Riedel Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 11:33 AM
The terrorist attack on the Khobar Towers was the bloodiest attack on America between the Beirut Marine barracks disaster in 1983 and September 11, 2001. Its legacy still haunts Washington’s relations with Iran. I watched the drama up close.
Sanctions
On the Legality and Policy Ramifications of High Seas Seizures of Foreign Merchant Vessels for Violating U.S. Sanctions
Brian Zupruk Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 11:12 AM
In its efforts to enforce economic sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, the United States is straining the boundaries of traditionally accepted state behavior in some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. It is walking a tightrope.
Foreign Policy Essay
Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Balancing Act
Erik Skare Sun, May 2, 2021, 10:01 AM
The organization's narrow focus on armed conflict has limited its options and appeal at times, but it may now be its greatest strength.
Foreign Policy Essay
Making Sense of Iran and al-Qaeda’s Relationship
Asfandyar Mir, Colin P. Clarke Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 10:01 AM
The arrangement can be tense and transactional, but has provided benefits for both sides.
Foreign Policy Essay
Hezbollah Amid Lebanese Collapse
Bilal Saab Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 10:01 AM
U.S. policy has focused narrowly on countering Hezbollah. The Biden administration should turn to the systemic problems of the country’s politics.
Foreign Policy Essay
Prospects for U.S.-Iran Relations at the Start of the Biden Administration
Kenneth M. Pollack Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:01 AM
The future of the Iran nuclear deal and more depend on how the next administration responds to Tehran's mixed messages.
Lawfare Live
Lawfare Live: U.S.-Iranian Relations During a Presidential Transition With Suzanne Maloney
Bryce Klehm Tue, Dec 8, 2020, 10:26 AM
This Thursday, Dec. 10, at noon EST, Suzanne Maloney, the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and Lawfare senior editor Scott R. Anderson will join Lawfare editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes to answer questions from the Lawfare community about the challenges facing U.S.-Iranian relations during the transition period from the Trump to the Biden administration.