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The Department of Justice has released a 2014 Office of Legal Counsel opinion approving airstrikes against the Islamic State under the president's Article II authority as commander-in-chief. The memo is available below.
The U.S. and the international community more broadly lack a strategy to bring to justice citizens who go abroad to fight with ISIS.
Aaron Stein comes on the show to talk about IS networks in Turkey. Some of the topics covered include:
Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years.
Bernard Rougier comes on the show to discuss Lebanese Sunni jihadism.
Aymenn al-Tamimi comes on the show for an in-depth discussion of the Islamic State’s finances and economic situation.
Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes come on the show to talk about their new report ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa.
Charles Lister comes back on the show for an in-depth discussion on jihadism in Syria. Some of the topics covered include:
In light of the recent attacks in Paris, Timothy Holman comes on the show to discuss the history of French and Belgian jihadi networks. Some of the topics covered include:
C. Christine Fair comes on the show to talk about Islamism in Bangladesh.