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Scott R. Anderson
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Online Event: After the Fall in Afghanistan
Over the past 48 hours, the unthinkable has become a reality in Afghanistan: the democratic government supported by the United States and its allies for…
Justice Department Releases OLC Memo on Soleimani Strike
On July 16, the Justice Department released a redacted copy of a March 2020 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memorandum providing the legal rationale behind…
We’re Hiring! Come be Our New Fellow on Cybersecurity
We’re excited to announce that we’re now accepting applications for a new position at both Lawfare and the Brookings Institution: a Lawfare senior editor and…
Did the President Have the Domestic Legal Authority to Kill Qassem Soleimani?
In the early hours of Jan. 3, the Trump administration chose to dramatically escalate its regional stand-off with Iran, specifically by killing Iranian Major General…
The Law and Consequences of the Recent Airstrikes in Iraq
This past Sunday, Dec. 29, U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes against five facilities in Iraq and Syria controlled by Kata’ib Hezbollah, an influential Iraqi militia…
The Trump Administration’s Worrying New Policy on Israeli Settlements
This past Monday, Nov. 18, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States would “no longer recognize Israeli settlements as per se inconsistent…