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A Reform Proposal for Global Refugee Policies
Lawfare Brief Reviews is pleased to note Refuge: Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World (Oxford UP, forthcoming September 2017), by Paul Collier and Alexander Betts. Paul Collier is professor of e... -
Water Wars: ASEAN Soft-Pedals South China Sea Disputes
Official Statement Omits Land Reclamation and Militarization Activities, Praises “Improving Cooperation” Photo: Reuters -
Cybercrime Roundup: Using Twitter as a Weapon, Copyright Trolling Porn, and Script Kiddies on the Rise
Using Twitter as a Weapon On December 15, 2016, Kurt Eichenwald received a tweet from Twitter user @jew_goldstein that a flashing strobe GIF superimposed with the text, “YOU DESERVE A SEIZURE FOR YOUR P... -
ODNI's 2016 Transparency Report: A Summary
On Tuesday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its fourth Annual Statistical Transparency Report relating to the use of national security authorities. The report is based... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia and Israel later this month in his first trip abroad, the New York Times writes. While in Riyadh, he will meet with leaders of Muslim nations to discuss eff... -
Former Guantanamo Detainee Petitions for Certiorari Seeking Redress for Alleged Torture
In late 2002, Afghan officials arrested Mohammed Jawad and transferred him to American officials. During his six-year stay at Guantanamo, Jawad alleges that he was tortured. Upon being released from fede... -
The National Security Law Podcast Episode 15: Skirmishes in the Surveillance Wars
In this surveillance-heavy episode [Please use that link; we're still having trouble with the embed code], Professors Chesney and Vladeck dig into a raft of news about foreign-intelligence collection aut... -
Rational Security: The "Intelligence Porn" Edition
FBI Director James Comey says the idea he could have swayed the presidential election makes him “mildly nauseous.” President Trump is reaching out to autocrats and adversaries. Is it paying off? And the ... -
A Philosophical Foundation for International Human Rights Law?
PDF version A review of Aaron Xavier Fellmeth, Paradigms of International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2016). *** -
What Is the "Right" Number of Call Detail Records for 42 Targets under FISA's Business Records Authority?
ODNI's transparency report contains loads of interesting information (see, e.g., Adam's post here on FBI queries of the fruits of 702 collection). -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, delving into his decision to disclose information related to the Clinton email investigation immediately prior to the elect... -
The 87% Solution to Fake News
The bad news is that I am only 87% likely to be a real human being. The good news (as he pointed out to me) is that I'm, nonetheless, 23% more likely than Ben Wittes to be a real human being. -
Prison Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Revised Draft Trump EO on Cybersecurity: May 2017 Version
Rumors had it that the Cybersecurity EO was contingent on resolving how to deal with IT technology development and innovation. Now that the innovation Executive Order is public, a revised Cyber EO is ci... -
Liveblog: Director Comey Testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI Director James Comey is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Video of the hearing is available here and below... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: The Law of Armed Vibrators
In this episode, I debate Michael Schmitt, a prime mover in two Talinn Manuals on international law and cyber operations. We are joined by an expert on the topic and a new Steptoe partner, Brian Egan, wh... -
Today’s Big News About “Backdoor Searches”
One of the most hotly debated aspects of Section 702 is the practice of querying 702-acquired data using U.S.-person identifiers—in particular, queries conducted by the FBI in non-national-security crimi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The THAAD missile defense system deployed by the United States to South Korea is now operational, Reuters writes. According to U.S. officials, the system now has initial capabilities but will not be full... -
Director of National Intelligence Releases 2016 Transparency Report
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released its annual transparency report regarding use of national security authorities for calendar year 2016, available here and below. Lawfare wi... -
Combined Arms Maneuver Operations and LOAC Implementation: A View from the Golan
Last week I was among a group of international law scholars and practitioners invited to Israel by the Israeli Defense Forces Military Advocate General for a three-day conference focused on contemporary ...
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