Escalation, Episode Three: Us vs. Them

This week, Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, India's former national security advisor and former Foreign Secretary, gave a keynote address this week at Brookings entitled, “India’s Role in the World.” In ...

10 Okt 20141h 25min

With the recent decision by the Obama administration to begin launching airstrikes against Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria, questions have arisen about the nature of the terrorist threat groups l...

3 Okt 201432min

Ben interviews Dan Carlin in a wide-ranging conversation on WWI, NSA, and how to make a podcast. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

26 Sep 201444min

This week, the nation once again celebrated Constitution Day, and Ben gave the keynote address at Kenyon College, which we provide to you in full. In his address, Ben covers what he calls a “Constitut...

19 Sep 20141h 21min

Benjamin Wittes, Robert Chesney, Shane Harris and Wells Bennett talk the politics and law of the ISIS AUMF--and why President Obama isn't seeking one.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfa...

13 Sep 201437min

It’s already made the headlines, but earlier this week, Matt Olsen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center delivered a keynote threat assessment of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to the...

5 Sep 20141h 6min

Foreign Policy's Shane Harris hosts a panel--incuding Bobby Chesney, Benjamin Wittes, and Jennifer Daskal--on the law of the War on Zombies. What will be the legal architecture when the dead walk and ...

29 Aug 201437min

Earlier this week, the Brookings Institution hosted a panel on Russia’s place in the international order in the light of recent more aggressive turns in its foreign policy. As the crisis in Ukraine co...

21 Aug 20141h 32min