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During a 2013 trip to Kazakhstan, Xi Jinping announced the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI)—China’s ambitious plan to enhance its “friendship” with the rest of the world through expanded investments in i...
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The Chinese Communist Party announced on Sunday that Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol, was detained under investigation of corruption and “suspicion of violating the law.” A few hours later, Inter...
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In a confidential letter following the Saturday Night Massacre, Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox made a remarkable proposal—a vision for a sort of Monday Afternoon Resurrection. Cox’s letter, discovered ...
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The White House recently released its National Cyber Strategy, and lawyers and privacy advocates alike should pay careful attention to its “priority actions” related to surveillance and criminal law refo...
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Editor’s Note: The strategic balance in Asia is changing dramatically, presenting both risks and opportunities for the United States. The dynamic between China and India is one important concern, particu...
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Stories of grievous hacks, data breaches and their fallouts have become an almost daily addition to the news cycle. On Wednesday, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Mark Risher, Director of Product Management...
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On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the U.S. to ease sanctions on Iran in areas related to humanitarian and civilian aid. Quinta Jurecic uploaded the text of the order,...
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This past Wednesday, Oct. 3, proved to a busy day in the world of international law.
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A Pakistani journalist, Cyril Almeida, is facing a court hearing for treason in connection with conducting an interview in which former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared to reinforce India’s accusatio...
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I want to supplement Elena Chachko’s useful analysis of Wednesday’s International Court of Justice decision in the case of Iran v.
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Israel was dealt a bad hand when it comes to regional security, and Syria is the latest—and trickiest—card in the deck. On the one hand, the weakness of the Bashar al-Assad regime diminishes a leader who...
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Back in 2002, I published a book entitled Starr: A Reassessment, which took a nuanced look at the history of Kenneth Starr’s service as independent counsel. The book focused on Starr’s understanding of h...
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The White House released the National Strategy for Counterterrorism on Oct. 4. It is the first such strategy to be released since the publication of the Obama administration’s strategy in 2011. The full ...
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As many readers know, supply chain security has been an increasing concern for those who use information technology for critical functions—that is, it affects everyone.
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The Justice Department announced on Oct. 5 the indictment of seven officers of the Russian Military Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, on charges of computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft...
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According to Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley in Bloomberg Businessweek, China has recently engaged in bulk supply-chain sabotage, corrupting thousands of servers on computers that end up in the server...
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Spotted: A rare episode of the National Security Law Podcast clocking in at under one hour! And yet there was much to discuss, including:
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Officials in Western Europe, the U.S. and Malaysia have accused Russian intelligence officers of launching cyber attacks on investigators pursuing cases of Russian misconduct around the globe, including ...
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On Thursday, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment of seven officers in the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, on charges of computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft an...
