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IMSI Catchers and Potential 4th Amendment Violations
By Andrew Glenn Intelligence and law enforcement agencies are always looking for the next piece of technology to help them maintain an...
Oct 15, 20194 min read


Defining the Future
By: Dave Johnson Soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force...
Apr 12, 20193 min read


Due Process in the Drone Era
By Alexa Potter Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and as a means of self-defense, Congress passed...
Oct 20, 20183 min read


Targeted Drone Strikes and the Growing Unrest in Yemen
By James Feeney Less than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States launched its first-ever...
Dec 31, 20164 min read
Drones and Unintended Consequences
The introduction of new technology to warfare holds the potential for unforeseen consequences as the law and norms regulating the use of...
Mar 27, 20133 min read
Government Drone Use in Civilian Airspace: Will Private Citizens Have a Reasonable Expectation of Pr
Last month, President Obama signed into law H.R. 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,...
Mar 27, 20122 min read
Beyond War: New Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at Home Brings New Concerns
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is precisely what it sounds like, an aircraft without a pilot on board. It can fly autonomously based on...
Mar 19, 20124 min read
Redefining Intelligence: The Drug Enforcement Agency's War in Mexico
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is reinventing the use of American intelligence assets. Drawing on lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Dec 18, 20113 min read
U.S. Born Cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, Killed in Yemen
Reports that U.S. born cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, has been killed in Yemen are surfacing this morning. Al-Awlaki, credited with influencing...
Sep 30, 20111 min read
Mehsud Reportedly Alive
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Pakistani intelligence now believes that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived a...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Legality of drone attacks questioned
In a subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Congress sought to explore the legality of unmanned drone attacks, a controversial and politically...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Mini Missiles and Mini Drones Used In Pakistan
In an effort to decrease collateral civilian deaths in drone attacks in Pakistan, the CIA has started to utilize smaller-sized missiles...
Apr 26, 20101 min read
Drones Used More Frequently Against Militants in Pakistan
In the past 3 months, the CIA has used drone attacks against suspected militants associated with Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan...
Apr 5, 20101 min read
U.S. Counterterrorism Official Claims Drone Strike Kills Key Al Qaeda Operative
American officials claim that a March 8 drone strike in North Waziristan killed an al-Qaeda commander, Hussein al-Yemeni, who is believed...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Commander of Afghan Pro–Taliban Fighters Killed in Pakistani Drone Attack
Mohammed Haqqani, the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, was killed Friday in a drone attack in North Waziristan, along with several...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Conflicting Reports of Pakistani Leader's Death
Since the suicide bombing attack on United States Forward Operating Base Chapman last December, in which seven Central Intelligence...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
Increased Drone Attacks Targeting Taliban Leader
Official U.S. agency reports from this past month indicate a surge in drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal areas. A pre-dawn Sunday...
Jan 20, 20101 min read
Israel Company to Supply Turkey with Drones
In 2005 Turkey awarded a contract worth approximately $190 million dollar to Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for ten...
Jan 14, 20101 min read
Pakistan Drone Program Set to Expand
To complement the military expansion in Afghanistan that President Obama announced Tuesday, it was reveled today that the CIA will expand...
Dec 3, 20091 min read
Blackwater Accused of Running Covert Operations in Pakistan
The Nation published an article Monday accusing Blackwater of planning assassinations and running “snatch and grab” operations in...
Nov 24, 20091 min read
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