I. ISIS and Iraq (including Authorization to Use Force)
- Marty Lederman, The Executive’s Initial Explanation of Domestic Law Authority for the Use of Force in Iraq (Friday, August 8)
- Jen Daskal and Steve Vladeck, How Not to Authorize Force Against ISIS: A Response to Jack Goldsmith (Friday, August 8)
- Ryan Goodman, President Authorizes Airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq—But how limited is it? (Friday, August 8)
II. Israel-Palestine and the Gaza Conflict
- Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey, A Primer on the Laws of War that Apply to the Gaza Conflict (Monday, August 4)
- Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Guest Post: Has Hamas Overplayed Its Lawfare Strategy? (Tuesday, August 5)
- Ryan Goodman, Who Does the New York Times Think is a Combatant in Gaza? (Wednesday, August 6)
- Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, The Needle in the Haystack: Finding the Women, Peace and Security Norms in the Gaza Conflict (Thursday, August 7)
- Ryan Goodman, Resource: The Israeli Government’s Legal Position on Who is a “Combatant” in the Gaza Conflict (Friday, August 8)
III. SSCI Torture Report
- Marty Lederman, “Techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded person would believe were torture”: Redacted CIA report summary now in the hands of the SSCI–What next? [UPDATED] (Saturday, August 2)
IV. Executive — Accountability and Transparency
- Andy Wright, Inspectors General Information Access Complaints (Thursday, August 7)
V. Surveillance, Privacy & Technology
- Steve Vladeck, Judge Bates (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for FISC Reform (Thursday, August 7)
- Ryan Goodman, Myth Busting?: NSA Mass Foreign Surveillance Over 30 Years Ago (Tuesday, August 5)
VI. Arms Control
- Mary Wareham, U.S. Edges Back Toward Landmine Treaty Path (Monday, August 4)