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Today's Headlines and Commentary
During his state of the nation address on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has designed nuclear weapons capable of circumventing missile defense systems, the Washington Post re... -
The Irony of the Nunes Memo
The central irony of the memo prepared by House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes, we now know, is that it tried to deceive the American people in precisely the same way that it falsely accused the FBI o... -
Summary: The EU General Data Protection Regulation
After four years of negotiation, the European Parliament approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on April 14, 2016. Enforcement is scheduled to begin May 25. This post provides a high-leve... -
North Korea and Syria: The U.N. Uncovers Sanctions Evasion Through Illicit Weapons Trade
On Feb. 27, the New York Times revealed that, according to an undisclosed United Nations report, North Korea has been supplying Syria with components for its chemical weapons and ballistic missiles progr... -
Trump and the Law on Torture
Given President Trump’s enthusiasm, as a presidential candidate, for enhanced interrogation, waterboarding, torture, and “worse,” as well as his eagerness to contrast himself at every opportunity with Pr... -
The Rising Tide of China's Human Intelligence
On Jan. 15, FBI agents arrested Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer, and charged him with unlawful retention of classified information. -
Trump's Latest Attack on Jeff Sessions is Not 'Old News'
President Trump’s tweeted chastisement of Attorney General Jeff Sessions may pass quickly in and out of Wednesday’s news. For quite some time, he has made known his unhappiness with Sessions. The compla... -
Qualcomm v. Broadcom: A National Security Issue
Late last month, I wrote about the draft proposal from the Trump administration to nationalize the American 5G network as a way of protecting it against foreign influence. Though I was skeptical of the m... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a tweet on Wednesday, President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for relying on the inspector general to investigate alleged government surveillance abuses, the Washington Post reports. -
Summaries: Commerce Section 232 and GAO Cybersecurity Framework Adoption Reports
U.S. Department of Commerce Reports on National Security Effects of Steel and Aluminum Imports -
Protecting the Future of Cross-Border Data Flows
This year is off to a quick start in shaping the future of cross-border data flows on the Internet. Earlier this month, Sen. Orrin Hatch introduced the “CLOUD Act,” which drew bipartisan backing in the C... -
The British are Coming to the South China Sea, and It's About Time
British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson recently announced that the Royal Navy would be conducting a South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) after its visit to Australia later this yea...
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