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Donald Trump’s Surprising Defense of International Norms
Editor’s Note: The United States in general, and the Trump administration in particular, is often accused of not matching its deeds to its rhetoric. When the Trump administration decided to use force aga... -
How To Declare War (Anno Domini 1429; 2017 Repost)
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of... -
The Mother of All Lawfare Podcasts: Cyber Insecurity
As our dependence on cyberspace increases, so too will the urgency of crafting good cybersecurity policy—but the combination of knotty problems in the realms of both technology and law often makes these ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As the world continued to grapple with the fallout of President Trump’s airstrikes in Syria and turned its attention to North Korea, John Bellinger flagged the President’s War Powers report to Congress o... -
Remaining Faithful to “the Basic Principles of Human Rights Found in the Original ECHR”?
PDF version A review of Marco Duranti, The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention (Oxford University Press, 2016). -
Don’t Dismiss Concerns about Transition-Period Unmasking (At Least Not Yet)
The aftermath of the 2016 election has spun off yet another divisive issue: Whether White House officials inappropriately requested the identities of Trump transition aides whose names had been “masked” ... -
Microsoft Joins Other Tech Companies by Releasing 2014 National Security Letter
Yesterday morning, Microsoft released, along with its most recent biannual transparency reports, a 2014 National Security Letter (NSL) from the FBI which sought “data belonging to a customer of our consu... -
Shadow Brokers Redux: Dump of NSA Tools Gets Even Worse
The Shadow Brokers are back. Back in August, the group released a large number of stolen tools purportedly hacked from “the Equation Group,” which is near-unanimously believed to be the NSA. In addition ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Foreign Policy informs us that the sixth, and likely most powerful, test of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities in a decade is expected to occur as soon as this weekend, and the Trump administration is ra... -
A Readings Post on Syria Extracted From The Onion
The Onion, News in Brief, Vol. 15, Issue 14, April 13, 2017: "There Are No Good Options In Syria," Sighs Man Who Has Devoted 12 Minutes Of Research To Topic The full story in The Onion, here. (Posted ... -
Water Wars: The “Tremendous” and Underwhelming Trump-Xi Summit
Trump and Xi Strike a Cordial Tone, but Produce No Substantive Agreements -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CNN reports that the United States has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on what the Pentagon has claimed are ISIS tunnels, in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. This marks the first time that the bom... -
Trump’s Syria Conundrum, Part II
Despite the wag-the-dog appearance of President Trump’s about-face on Syria—that is, the possibility that his primary motivation has more to do with his desire to distract attention from his growing dome... -
Rational Security: The “Battle to the Death Watch” Edition
Former Trump adviser Carter Page is reportedly the target of a FISA warrant. The U.S. launches a cruise missile strike in Syria, and maybe sends a not so subtle signal to China on North Korea. And is the... -
The Bathtub Fallacy and Risks of Terrorism
Bloomberg economics commentator Justin Fox is tired of being told that his chances of getting killed in a terrorist attack are (much) lower than his chances of slipping, falling, and dying in a bathtu... -
He’s Back! Ahmadinejad (Re)enters the Electoral Fray
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. -
Germany’s Crypto Past and Hacking Future
Germany’s latest national cyber security strategy emphasizes “security through encryption” and “security despite encryption” as the main pillars of the government’s crypto policy. If you see a controdict... -
Using International Law to Prevent Interstate War: How Syrian Airstrikes Make the World Less Safe
War is in the air: figuratively and literally. Even before the air strikes in Syria and the Russian veto of U.N. -
Toward Transparency of Legal Position and Process and a White House Obligation to Disclose
A White House’s responsibility to explain the legal basis for military actions such as the Syria missile strikes is dangerously undefined. This is not a problem unique to the Trump Administration. Nor do... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post reports that the FBI obtained obtained a FISA warrant to monitor the communications of former Trump foreign policy advisor Carter Page as part of its ongoing investigation into possib...
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