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China’s Strategic Use of Research Funding on International Law
Many reports have focused on the way China’s government uses censorship to suppress certain views in its academic sphere, both of Chinese academics and foreign presses. But how does it use carrots as opp... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Susan Landau on ‘Listening In’
Technology presents both consumer convenience and risk, creating a conflict between security and privacy as government agencies seek to weaken the protections that consumers want heightened. -
The National Security Law Podcast: An Inter-Jurisdictional Cluster-You-Know-What?
Has it only been a week? Yeesh. Well, we are back! In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney focus on three topics: -
No Easy Way Out of Reconstructing Raqqa
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. Now that ISIS’s rule in Raqqa is over, both locals and wary external observers are wondering what comes next. The United States government appear... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 11/7: A Habeas Petition in Response to Contempt Proceedings
As discussed in the last post in this series, on Wednesday, military judge Col. Vance Spath held Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John Baker, chief defense counsel of the military commissions, in contempt of cour... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
At a press conference in Seoul, President Donald Trump said the U.S. is making progress in diplomacy to contain the North Korean nuclear threat, the New York Times reported. -
A Deeper Dive into Confidence in the President and the Military on National Security Matters
Last Thursday, we released the latest data in our ongoing project measuring public confidence in major American institutions on national security matters. In this post, we do a deeper dive on a specific ... -
Saudi Crown Prince Consolidates Power at Home While Preparing for More Conflict Abroad
Saudi Crown Prince Purges Potential Challengers in Royal Family... -
ABA Cybersecurity for Lawyers Handbook
The American Bar Association has released the second edition of it's handbook for professionals. -
Document: Carter Page House Intelligence Committee Hearing Transcript
On Thursday, Carter Page, former foreign policy adviser to President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, provided testimony for the House Intelligence Committee. The full transcript of the hearing is ava... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On a visit to Asia, President Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that American military hardware would enable Japan to shoot North Korean missiles “out of the sky,” the BBC reported. At... -
The Next Phase in the War on Terror
Last week, in the deadliest terrorist attack in New York City since 9/11, Sayfullo Saipov turned a nearly mile-long stretch of bike path along Manhattan’s West Side Highway into a killing ground. The att...
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