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Rational Security: The “Shane-less” Edition
Our intrepid host was off this week in an undisclosed location, doing his reporting thing, and snow closed the Jungle Studio and delayed the podcast for a day. But we reconvened with special guest Quinta... -
United States Cyber Command’s New Vision: What It Entails and Why It Matters
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has released effectively a new command strategy (formally called a “Command Vision,” although it addresses ends, ways and means), anchored on the recognition ... -
Summary: Declarations Regarding the Removal of Military Commission Convening Authority Rishikof
Pursuant to a Feb. 27 order from Col. James Pohl, the presiding judge in United States v. -
How Congress Should Respond to the White House’s Failures on Syria Transparency
Last week, one of us co-authored a summary of a new report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of force and other national security operations required by Section 1264 of the National Defense ... -
France's Cyberdefense Strategic Review and International Law
French General Secretary for Defense and National Security Louis Gautier presented the French Cyberdefense Strategic Review on Feb. 12 at Station F (the world’s biggest startup campus in Paris). -
The John Bolton I Knew
Most of the commentary about John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser has focused on his extreme policy views, especially with regard to military strikes against North Korea and Iran. I wan... -
Silicon Valley's Regulatory Exceptionalism Comes to an End
Not so long ago, it was hard to find anyone who thought regulating Silicon Valley was even possible, let alone a good idea. Deference to the technology industry was such that companies were sometimes eve... -
Kudos to Congress for Taking Election Security Seriously
By now most are familiar with the contours of Russian efforts to influence our elections. The use of social media by Russian (and also, apparently, by the Trump campaign) have resonated with many. -
The National Security Law Podcast: Caging a Tiger
With apologies for short show notes, here are the headlines for this week’s National Security Law Podcast: -
What’s in the Omnibus Spending Bill?
Facing a looming Friday-night deadline to prevent a government shutdown, House and Senate negotiators released the text of a $1.3 trillion spending bill last night. Running 2,000-plus pages, the bill bot... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
John Dowd, the lawyer leading President Trump’s response to the special counsel investigation, resigned Thursday, the New York Times reports. Dowd had considered resigning several times before, believing... -
Document: House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Findings and Recommendations
The House intelligence committee released the following findings and recommendations based on its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, in advance of the release of its final...
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