The U.S. Military prevailed in killing Osama Bin Laden.  In a firefight stemming from an operation authorized by the Obama White House...

This post is just a quick note to let readers know that the National Security Law Brief is going to resume posting on a modified schedule...

In a Sunday Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, John Bellinger, partner at Arnold & Porter (and former Bush State Dept. lawyer) asserted...

Earlier this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserted that Iran is turning into a military dictatorship under the Islamic...

After WH Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan went on Meet the Press to point out that relevant congressional leaders were advised of...

Late last month, as reported by the Jurist (at Pittburgh Law) and discussed at Opiniojuris.org, the White House will not seek ICC...

In the latest Republican party weekly address, Maine Senator Susan Collins issued harsh criticisms of the Obama administration’s handling...

In a move that is likely calculated to counter US influence abroad, the Chinese government plans to set up military bases beyond its own...

In last night’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted largely domestic issues – health care, job creation, and...

CFR’s Adam Segal, a counterterrorism and national security studies expert, discusses censorship issues in the wake of recent conflict...

Erroll Southers, President Obama’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration, removed his name from consideration for...

Today’s holiday in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. places emphasis on his great efforts in the name of civil rights...

As congressional support grows for new sanctions against Iran, senior Obama administration officials have indicated that they will assist...

Earlier this week, the CFR’s Stewart Patrick analyzed ungoverned spaces (such as tribal regions in Yemen or Pakistan) and whether these...

Last week at Opiniojuris.org, WCL Professor Kenneth Anderson discussed and linked to two National Journal articles on UAV killings. The...

Today, on CFR.org’s front page, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Steven Simon comments on early White House analyses...

President Obama with new Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt. After his May 2009 announcement that he would appoint a main adviser...

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, via Wikipedia.org. On Christmas day, Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was the target of a failed...

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that the Department of Defense was in contempt of court for failing to videotape the...

Yesterday evening, President Obama’s address at West Point confirmed that the US will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. The...