Research and Commentary

Legislative Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

September 26, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Much of What We Think about Privacy, Liberty, Security and Threat is Wrong

August 30, 2013, Benjamin Wittes and Fred Dews

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The NSA Documents, An Introduction

August 22, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Tools and Tradeoffs: Confronting U.S. Citizen Terrorist Suspects Abroad

July 23, 2013, Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes

Would Ben Franklin Trade Liberty for Wiretapping?

June 12, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Reaction to NSA Surveillance of U.S. Citizens’ Phone Records

June 6, 2013, Wells C. Bennett and Benjamin Wittes

The President’s National Security Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction–Part 2 (Guantanamo)

May 24, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

The President’s National Security Speech: A Quick and Dirty Reaction – Part 1

May 23, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Protecting U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights During the War on Terror

May 22, 2013, Robert M. Chesney and Benjamin Wittes

President Obama's Guantanamo Comments

May 1, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

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

April 20, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

The Unfolding Situation with the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

April 19, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Drones and the War on Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?

February 27, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Just Calm Down About that DOJ White Paper

February 5, 2013, Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey

Separating Facts from Fiction In Zero Dark Thirty, Hollywood’s Take on the Death of Osama bin Laden

January 25, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

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Flowchart: How the Government Handles a Terrorist Threat

January 4, 2013, Benjamin Wittes and Daniel L. Byman

How to Handle a Citizen Terrorist? We Have an App for That

January 3, 2013, Benjamin Wittes and Daniel L. Byman

The Lawfare Drone Smackdown

September 24, 2012, Benjamin Wittes

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

September 14, 2012, Ritika Singh and Benjamin Wittes

Iran’s Challenge for the Next President

August 20, 2012, Suzanne Maloney and Benjamin Wittes

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Economic Growth and the Presidential Election

August 13, 2012, Martin Neil Baily and Benjamin Wittes

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Counterterrorism a Strong Suit for Obama in Reelection Bid?

August 6, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes

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The Next President Needs to Focus on the Federal Budget

July 16, 2012, Ron Haskins and Benjamin Wittes

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How Far Did Roberts Really Stray in the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act?

June 28, 2012, Benjamin Wittes

America’s Role in the World

June 25, 2012, Bruce Jones and Benjamin Wittes

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