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Trump's Social Media Plan: Problematic Law and Policy, Pointless Security
A month ago, the legislative text of “Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity Act of 2017” (VISA Act) was released. The bill requires, among other things, that background checks for visa application... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins for March 17
On Friday, March 17th, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings conducted in the USS Cole case over the past two weeks and the upcoming h... -
Nashiri Files Cert Petition in Habeas Case
Counsel for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri in the Guantanamo detainee's habeas case have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court appealing the decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals... -
The Week That Will Be
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At the House Intelligence Committee’s open hearing on Russian interference in the presidential election, FBI Director James Comey confirmed the existence of an ongoing investigation into election interfe... -
Video and Liveblog of HPSCI Hearing on Russian Active Measures Investigation
At 10am this morning, the House Intelligence Committee will hold a much-anticipated open hearing on Russian active measures during the 2016 campaign. FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Admiral Mik... -
D.C. Circuit: Ethiopia Immune from Hacking Suit under the FSIA
Last Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit ruled in Doe v. Ethiopia that Ethiopia cannot be sued in U.S. court for allegedly hacking the computer of a political dissident living in Maryland. The unanimous decision a... -
Why China Will Not Unify with Taiwan by 2020—and Beijing Lacks Compelling Military Options
For China, the first of its two “centennial anniversaries”—in 2021 (100 years since the Chinese Communist Party’s (CPP) founding) and 2049 (100 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China)... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 3/15 Session: In Case You Have to Testify to it 14 Years Later
It’s 8:59 am on Wednesday morning and the military commission convened to try Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, accused of plotting al Qaeda’s attack on the USS Cole in 2000, is set for business. Today, FBI agent... -
What the Trump Presidency Means for China
Prior to the 2016 U.S. Election, commentators generally thought that a Trump presidency would be a double-edged sword for the Chinese leadership: on one hand, his brand of crass populism might do severe ... -
Weaponizing Twitter
If you don't find this report seriously creepy, you are far more sanguine than I am. A Maryland man was arrested Friday on a cyberstalking charge in connection with allegedly sending an epilepsy suffer... -
Why Strategies Disappoint—and How to Fix Them
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