Research and Commentary

Four Reasons Sens. Graham and McCain are Wrong about Military Detention for Dzhokar Tsarnaev

April 20, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

If You Want to Buy an American Company, Ask Permission, Not Forgiveness

November 14, 2012, John Villasenor

Two Parties, One Policy: Washington's New Consensus on Terrorism

September 14, 2012, Ritika Singh and Benjamin Wittes

Regulating Domestic Drones on a Deadline

April 20, 2012, John Villasenor and Benjamin Wittes

Drones Over America: What Can They See?

March 14, 2012, John Villasenor

High-Altitude Surveillance Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You

February 24, 2012, John Villasenor

An Analysis of President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address

January 24, 2012, William A. Galston

Drones Are a Challenge — and an Opportunity

January 11, 2012, Ritika Singh and Benjamin Wittes

A Guide to the National Defense Authorization Act

December 19, 2011, Robert M. Chesney and Benjamin Wittes

What Israelis Hear When Obama Officials Talk About Iran

December 7, 2011, William A. Galston

The Drone Threat to National Security and Privacy

November 14, 2011, John Villasenor

Armchair Kamikaze: What the Latest Generation of Small Armed Drones Means for Antiterrorism

October 6, 2011, John Villasenor

John Brennan's Remarks on the Obama Administration's Policy on Combating Terrorism

September 26, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

Securing an Infrastructure Too Complex to Understand

September 23, 2011, John Villasenor

Addressing Export Control in the Age of Cloud Computing

July 25, 2011, John Villasenor

Innovation’s Darker Future: Biosecurity, Technologies of Mass Empowerment, and the Constitution

December 8, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

President Obama Needs More Legal Tactics Against Terrorists

May 14, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

Why Obama Won't Close Guantánamo on Time

January 21, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

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Detainee Abuse Reviewed

August 28, 2009, Benjamin Wittes

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National Security Issues in Civil Litigation

November 17, 2008, Justin Florence and Matthew Gerke

Trial by Fire: How Military Commissions Work and Why They Fail

February 14, 2008, Benjamin Wittes

Mukasey Has the Capacity to Be a Great Attorney General, But Not the Time

January 31, 2008, Benjamin Wittes

Detention Retention: Are Guantanamo Detainees All Innocent?

December 7, 2007, Benjamin Wittes

Modernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

November 15, 2007, David S. Kris

Waterboarding and Torture

November 6, 2007, Benjamin Wittes