Articles

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The Arab Spring and the Illusion of a Pragmatic Approach to Foreign Policy, Huffington Post (2011)

If we continue to pursue "pragmatic" approaches in the moment, rather than truly pragmatic approaches...

 

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The War of Ideas Revisited, Small Wars Journal (2011)

We need to reintroduce the War of Ideas into our policy lexicon and recognize that...

 

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Radicalization in the Homeland—the Need for Community Partnership and Education, UNLV Institute for Security Studies (2010)

By educating our citizenry on the process and signs of radicalization we encourage early detection...

 

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Towards a Fiscally and Politically Solvent Counterterrorism Strategy, Huffington Post (2010)

Law enforcement, intelligence and special operations approaches to terrorism are more efficient and effective than...

 

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Detainee Photographs: United States Department of Defense v. American Civil Liberties Union, and the Protected National Security Documents Act of 2009, International Lawyer (2010)

Reviews changes to FOIA and the expanded national security exception as a result of ACLU...

 

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Iran and the Myth of Deterrence, Huffington Post (2010)

The real issue isn't whether Iran can be deterred from the use or transfer of...

 

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In Search of Justice: Increasing the Risk of Business with State Sponsors of Terror, Michigan Law Review, First Impressions (2009)

If the aims of tort law are deterrence, compensation, and provision of equitable distribution of...

 

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Francis Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic, 2008 WL 4367284 (D.D.C. 2008), The International Lawyer (2009)

On September 26, 2008, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, U.S. District Court for the District of...

 

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Countering Iranian Malign Influence: The Need for a Regional Response (with William Wunderle), American Diplomacy (2009)

Abstract: The behavior and the policies pursued by Iran ’ s current leadership pose profound...

 

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Mr. Obama’s Pitch to NATO (with Michael Barton), Harvard International Review Blog (2009)

A counterinsurgency strategy for Af-Pak.

 

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Iran's other ticking time bomb (with William Wunderle), Haaretz (2009)

As the new American administration completes its review of strategy vis-a-vis Iran, policymakers would be...

 

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National Security Challenges Will Require Undaunted Leadership (with William Wunderle), The Hoya (2009)

Discussing the need for increased leadership at the National Security Council.

 

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Developing a Coherent National Security Architecture (with William Wunderle), Harvard International Review Blog (2009)

Interagency Reform

 

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Crimes Against Humanity in Iraq: The Case Against Iran, The Open Law Journal (2009)

Sectarian violence in Iraq decreased significantly, but a lack of justice for the victims could...

 

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Holding Iran Accountable, International Herald Tribune (2009)
 

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Challenges for the U.S. Administration: A Broader Middle East Strategy (with William Wunderle), Middle East Times (2008)

The U.S. administration of Barack Obama will inherit a host of challenges in the Middle...

 

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Winning the War of Ideas, Small Wars Journal (2008)

We are indeed engaged in a battle for hearts and minds within the Muslim world....

 

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Winning the Next War (with William Wunderle), The Journal of International Security Affairs (2008)

The United States has conducted irregular warfare and counterinsurgency campaigns since its inception.

In fact,...

 

Presentations

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Policy Options for the Obama Administration: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as a Tool Against State Sponsors of Terrorism (with Steve Perles), 22nd Gustov Sokol Program on Private International Law : Human Rights Litigation on US Courts; University of Virginia Law School (2009)

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, as amended in 2008, may provide an exploitable policy lever...