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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
The American Way of Satire
Why don’t US publications skewer religion the way Charlie Hebdo does? For one thing, most Americans don’t think of religion as a menace.
What Might Congress Do To Stop the Obama Administration From Disregarding Congressional Transfer Restrictions In The Course Of Closing GTMO?
Last week I explained how the Obama administration might extend it constitutional arguments for disregarding statutory detainee transfer restrictions in the Bergdahl context to the restrictions on transferring GTMO detainees to the United States.
The New York Times’s Latest Kill List Story
The New York Times this morning has a story on the internal debate within the administration over whether to capture or kill a U.S. citizen terrorism suspect now facing charges in federal court in New York
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #118: Oula Abdulhamid Alrifai On One Syrian’s Story And One Country’s Tragedy
When Oula Abdulhamid Alrifai was just shy of 19 years old, she fled her hometown of Damascus, Syria with her family; her parents were facing death threats from the Bashar Assad regime.
“I Owe the President My Best Military Advice”
General Jim Mattis on what US fighting forces need most: a clear mission and clear goals.
Lee Kuan Yew And Henry Kissinger
As the debates rage along the Potomac regarding the Iran nuclear framework, ISIS, the Ukraine crisis, the rise of Chinese power and a half dozen other important U.S. foreign policy challenges, how better to think about these problems than to seek council from the two most impressive strategists of the post World War II era – the late Lee Kuan Yew and Henry Kissinger.
Paul Gregory On The John Batchelor Show (19:21)
Hoover fellow Paul Gregory discusses whether the MH17 Joint Investigation Team is avoiding the question of Kremlin involvement in the shooting down of MH17.
Book Review: Judicial Review Of National Security By David Scharia
David Scharia is an Israeli national security lawyer with experience prosecuting Israeli terrorism cases before the Israeli courts, including service on the Attorney General of Israel’s legal staff.
The Meaning Of Their Service
A retired four-star Marine Corps general on the clarifying effect of combat experience, the poison of cynicism and how veterans can help revive American optimism.
New Laws For New Threats Like Drones And Bioterrorism
You walk into your shower and see a spider. You don’t know whether it is venomous—or whether it is even a real spider. It could be a personal surveillance mini-drone set loose by your nosy next-door neighbor, who may be monitoring the tiny octopod robot from her iPhone 12.
How Empirical Studies Of Political Violence (Can) Help Policymakers
In a recent New York Times opinion piece, “Where Terrorism Research Goes Wrong,” social psychologist Anthony Biglan argues that, given the importance of antiterrorism programs and the huge resources devoted to them, far too few are subjected to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating their efficacy.
Co-Authors: Eli Berman, Jacob N. Shapiro, Ethan B. Kapstein
The Woolsey File
A former CIA boss battles terror and political correctness. . . .
Failed States
This essay series focuses on two critical questions: When should the U.S. intervene in weak states and what form should this intervention take?
Comey Announces “Going Dark Early Intervention Initiative”
FBI Director James Comey isn’t backing down following the Justice Department’s decision this week to drop the court case to force Apple to help crack the San Bernardino iPhone.
Author Thomas Henriksen Warns of 'Terrorist Diaspora'
Hoover Institution senior fellow and author Thomas Henriksen "absolutely" agrees with FBI Director James Comey's prediction of a "terrorist diaspora" spreading into the United States after ISIS is pushed out of its strongholds in the Middle East.
Madeleine Albright, Frank Carlucci and Foreign Policy Elites Urge Presidential Candidates to Offer New Visions of U.S. Global Leadership
A bipartisan group of top- level former Administration, Congressional, foreign policy and military leaders including former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and James Baker, former Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci and William Perry, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin released a statement today urging the 2008 presidential candidates to define new visions for U.S. foreign policy and national security that will prioritize greater investments in international development and diplomacy...
Hezbollah Prepared to Hold the U.S. Hostage
A Middle East terrorism expert has warned that Iran may use a terrorist group to strike the United States if it becomes threatened...
Imagining ‘A World Without Nuclear Weapons’
“From Hiroshima to a Nuke-Free World” (editorial, April 13) underscored the need for “bolder action” than the Obama administration has been able to take in recent years to move toward its long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons, a vision that we share.
Letter: Providing for the Common Defense: A Call to Restore Funding to U.S. Missile Defense
Editor’s note: The following is the text of a letter sent by the Committee on the Present Danger to President Obama, members of the Senate and members of the House regarding critical changes to America’s missile defense that will likely threaten American safety and security. . . .
We must do to oil what was done to salt a century ago
Today's huge global energy problems in no small measure reflect the essentially 19th-century business plans that three of the world's largest industries still pursue. . . .