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Key Issues in the New Senate Bill to Require White House Drone Strike Casualty Reports
This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee approved the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The legislation contains an important section which would…
“The Juice Wasn’t Worth the Squeeze” in Kyrgyzstan Fuel Contracts
The Pentagon recently announced the end of its use of the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan for logistical support of the war in Afghanistan. The arrangement unraveled due to…
“Ending the Forever War”: A Progress Report
This past May, President Obama gave an historic speech at the National Defense University framing his counterterrorism strategy. In that speech, he committed himself to a concept…
Food for Thought on the Effectiveness of Drone Strikes
For those following the drone debates, this new study published last week by the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute is definitely worth a read. Though I haven’t…
Response to Kevin Jon Heller on War/Not War with Al-Qaeda
Last week, I wrote a post describing how opposition to US counterterrorism policies has vacillated over the past twelve years. I showed how arguments that the conflict with Al…