Daniel Byman

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Foreign Policy Editor at Lawfare

Professor @GeorgetownSFS and senior fellow @CSIS. Foreign Policy editor @lawfareblog. Despondent Hoyas basketball fan. RT ≠ etc

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Articles

Rational Security: The "Middle East War to End Middle East Wars" Edition

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Scott Anderson |Tyler McBrien |J. Dana Stuster

This week, Scott sat down with Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Foreign Policy Editors Daniel Byman and Dana Stuster to talk through the week’s big news in Israel and Iran, including:“The Nuclear Option.” Israel crossed the rubicon late last week and took direct military action against Iran’s nuclear weapons program, among other targets, in an aggressive unilateral military campaign that has only expanded in the ensuing days.
Israel and Iran At War: What Comes Next? | CSIS Events

1 week ago | csis.org | Daniel Byman

Join the CSIS Middle East Program to discuss the implications of the conflict between Israel and Iran on Tuesday, June 17, from 4:00 to 5:00pm EDT, in collaboration with the CSIS Defense and Security Department.
Today's Headlines and Commentary

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Vanessa Sauter

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With The Justice Department is pursuing a plea agreement with Paul Manafort’s former son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, in an investigation independent of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into possible coordination between members of President Donald Trump’s campaign and people associated with the Russian government, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Was Israel’s Strike on Iran a Good Idea? Four Questions to Ask

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman

Over the past 36 hours, Israel’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities, destruction of its air defenses, and large-scale killings of senior Iranian military leaders and scientists display the intelligence and military prowess that are often associated with Israeli operations. But military strikes, even ones that display impressive operational skills, can fail or even backfire in the long-term.
How the Israel-Iran War Might End

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Iselin Brady |Daniel Byman

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United States Iran The Israel-Iran war is just beginning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will continue strikes for “as many days as it takes”—likely amounting to several weeks—seeking to continue to degrade Iran’s nuclear program and devastate its military.
Iran’s Options for Retaliating Against Israel Have Narrowed

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Daniel Byman

United States Iran Israel's attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and its successful assassination of Iran’s top military leaders and several nuclear scientists are high-profile blows to the country's nuclear aspirations and prestige, both at home and abroad.
Iran’s Options for Retaliating Against Israel Have Narrowed

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Daniel Byman

United States Iran Israel's attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and its successful assassination of Iran’s top military leaders and several nuclear scientists are high-profile blows to the country's nuclear aspirations and prestige, both at home and abroad.
What to Know About the Israeli Strike on Iran

2 weeks ago | csis.org | Daniel Byman

In a wave of attacks, the Israeli military struck the Natanz nuclear facility, military bases, and other targets in Iran, and also assassinated Iran’s three top military leaders among many other senior military officials and several nuclear scientists. Israel’s military strikes are likely to set back Iran’s nuclear program, but parts of the program will remain intact to varying degrees, and Iran will seek to retaliate.
The <em>Manning</em> Public Access Litigation Moves to District Court

3 weeks ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Steve Vladeck

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With Before it gets lost in the coverage of this afternoon's speech by the President, I wanted to flag a very important development in the ongoing saga that is the Bradley Manning court-martial.
Trump Issues Full or Partial Travel Ban for 19 Countries

3 weeks ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Katherine Pompilio

On June 4, President Trump issued a proclamation entitled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.”The proclamation purports to restrict and limit the entry of all nationals from the following 12 countries to the United States: Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.