The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force : Hearing Before the S. Committee on Armed Services, 113th Cong., May 16, 2013 (Statement by Professor Rosa Brooks, Geo. U. L. Center) [PDF]
, 2013 Mr. Chairman, almost twelve years have gone by since the passage of the AUMF on September 14, 2001. The war in Afghanistan–-the longest war in U.S. history--has begun to wind down.
Brooks, Rosa
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The Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing : Hearing Before the S. Judiciary Subcomm. on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, 113th Cong., April 23, 2013 (Statement by Professor Rosa Brooks, Geo. U. L. Center) [PDF]
, 2013 Mr. Chairman, the mere mention of drones tends to arouse strong emotional reactions on both sides of the political spectrum, and last week\u27s tragic events in Boston have raised the temperature still further.
Brooks, Rosa
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Does judicial efficiency lower the cost of credit: [PDF]
The authors investigate the effect of judicial efficiency on banks'lending spreads for a large cross section of countries. They measure bank interest rate spreads for 106 countries at an aggregate level, and for 32 countries at the level of individual ...
Laeven, Luc, Majnoni, Giovanni
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, 2009 The master metaphor in the national security dialogue is, indeed, “security or freedom”. It dominates the counterterrorist discourse both in the United States and abroad.
Donohue, Laura K.
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Perspectives on Terrorism, 2013 The following are capsule reviews of important books recently published on terrorism and counterterrorism-related topics.
Joshua Sinai
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The past and future of terrorism research [PDF]
Este artículo destaca cinco áreas donde el análisis económico del terrorismo ha tenido mayor relevancia en las políticas de los últimos 30 años. Estas áreas son la evaluación de la efectividad de las acciones contra el terrorismo, la identificación de ...
Todd Sandler
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Packaging Inspiration: Al Qaeda’s Digital Magazine \u3cem\u3eInspire\u3c/em\u3e in the Self-Radicalization Process [PDF]
, 2013 Al Qaeda is today a fragmented organization, and its strategic communication efforts now focus largely on recruiting individuals in the West to carry out “individual jihad” in their home countries. One Al Qaeda–affiliated publication, Inspire, represents
Sivek, Susan Currie
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African Union Strategic Response Against Terrorism in Africa: The Case of Somalia
The ThinkerTerrorism remains a critical global security challenge, with African nations facing some of its most severe consequences. The African Union (AU) has played a central role in counterterrorism efforts, particularly in addressing the threats posed by ...
Peter Nicholas Lofane
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Conceptualizing al-Qaeda and US Grand Strategy
, 2012 The US debate about the nature of al-Qaeda and the associated threat does not occur in a political or ideological vacuum. In fact, given its on-going political salience, questions such as what al-Qaeda is, how it can be conceptualized and defeated ...
Berger, LG
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Drone Warfare and Just War Theory [PDF]
, 2018 This book chapter addresses two questions. First, can targeted killing by drones in non-battlefield zones be justified on basis of just war theory? Second, will the proliferation and expansion of combat drones in warfare, including the introduction of ...
van der Linden, Harry
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