Benjamin Wittes: 3 books
The Future of Violence
Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones-Confronting A New Age of Threat
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Two legal scholars explore the security and political implications of revolutionary new technologies from drones to 3-D printers, and explain how governments must adapt to our brave new world of dispersed threats.
From drone warfare in the Middle East to digital spying by the National Security...
Law and the Long War
The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2008
An authoritative assessment of the new laws of war and a sensible and sophisticated roadmap for the future of liberty in the Age of Terror
America is losing a crucial front in the ongoing war on terror. It is losing not to Al Qaeda, but to its own failure to construct a set of laws that will...
Speaking the Law
The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
When Barack Obama came into office, the strategic landscape facing the United States in its overseas counterterrorism operations was undergoing a shift. Even before the rise of drones necessitated the articulation of legal doctrine, the Obama administration had to explain itself. In Speaking the Law,...