Law

The LWOT: Four plead guilty to London Stock Exchange plot

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Little Economy That Could

If you're looking for an unlikely economic success story, you can hardly do better than Mauritius.

BY JEFFREY FRANKEL | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The LWOT: Guilty plea in Maryland terrorism case

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 27, 2012

The LWOT: Denver man charged with material support

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 24, 2012

The LWOT: Al-Nashiri hearing focuses on mail debate

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 20, 2012

The Slow Death of 'Asian Values'

Why the latest news from Malaysia helps to undermine authoritarianism throughout the region.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 18, 2012

Making Up Is Hard to Do

As the Arab Spring countries are about to learn, reconciliation is hard, grinding work.

BY CHARLES VILLA-VICENCIO | JANUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: Gitmo observes 10-year anniversary

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 13, 2012

The LWOT: U.S. citizen charged with terrorism offense in Florida

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 10, 2012

The LWOT: State Department establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 6, 2012

The LWOT: Tarek Mehanna convicted on all charges

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 3, 2012

The LWOT: Iraqi VP wanted on terrorism charges

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 20, 2011

The Real Mohamed Bouazizi

One year on, a team of researchers uncovers the man behind the martyr and the economic roots of the Arab Spring.

BY HERNANDO DE SOTO | DECEMBER 16, 2011

The LWOT: Government approves military custody for terrorist suspects

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 16, 2011

The LWOT: Senate, House edit detainee provision in defense bill

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 14, 2011

The LWOT: AP report describes secret CIA prison in Romania

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 9, 2011

The LWOT: U.N. tightens sanctions on Eritrea

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 6, 2011

The Anti-Putin Brigade

Portraits of Russia's would-be revolutionaries -- and their intimate thoughts on Vladimir Putin and the country's dark political future.

PHOTOS BY KIRILL NIKITENKO | DECEMBER 5, 2011

The LWOT: Senate votes to keep detainee provisions

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 2, 2011

The LWOT: NYC "al-Qaeda sympathizer" faces terrorism charges

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Scenes from Tahrir's Groundhog Days of Rage

As violence and bloodshed return to the beating heart of Egypt's revolution, a deepening political crisis clouds the forthcoming elections.

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The LWOT: Norway's anti-terrorism laws tested in conspiracy case

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The LWOT: Alleged Cole bomb planner arraigned at Gitmo

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Twitter vs. the KGB

Can social media save a journalist in trouble in a place like Kyrgyzstan?

BY NATALIA YEFIMOVA-TRILLING | NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Gateway Interventions

Drones along the Mexican border, commandos in Central America -- the war on drugs looks more than ever like a real war. But do Americans have any idea what they're getting into?

BY JAMES POULOS | NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The End of FARC?

Why the killing of the Colombian insurgency's leader is a real chance for peace.

BY SILKE PFEIFFER | NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The LWOT: Georgia men charged with bioterrorism plot

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Pharoah's Lawyer

The deposed Egyptian dictator's lawyer explains in an exclusive interview how he plans to defend a man once seen as above the law.

BY MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY | NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The LWOT: Kenyan receives life sentence for grenade attack, al-Shabaab membership

Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation bring you a twice weekly brief on the legal war on terror. You can read it on foreignpolicy.com or get it delivered directly to your inbox -- just sign up here.

BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | OCTOBER 28, 2011