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Putting the North Korea Terrorism Designation in Context
President Trump designated North Korea a sponsor of terrorism on Monday, returning it to the list of official state sponsors along with Iran, Sudan and Syria. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe resigned after Zimbabwe’s parliament began impeachment proceedings against him, the New York Times reported. Mass protests against Mugabe’s rule followed an army coup ... -
Why Turkey Cares about the Trial of Reza Zarrab
In recent weeks, there has been increasing American interest in a previously little-watched judicial saga unfolding in New York district court. Like a Turkish soap opera, it involves a dashing businessma... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: David Ignatius and ‘The Quantum Spy’
We celebrate the holiday season by interviewing David Ignatius, columnist and associate editor at the Washington Post and the author of multiple spy thrillers, including his most recent, “The Quantum Spy... -
An Alternative Conclusion: A Response to Lawfare’s Google Survey Results on the Surveillance State
Apathetic. That’s how Americans feel about the surveillance state, according to analysis published in Lawfare recently. The analysis, set against the backdrop of impending reauthorization of Section 702 ... -
Cutting the Cord: The Legal Regime Protecting Undersea Cables
One of the U.S. economy’s most critical resources is the massive network of undersea cables that transverse the globe, carrying the overwhelming majority of all internet traffic. Over 400 fiber optic cab... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s embattled president, refused to step down after his own party removed him as its leader, according to Reuters. Mugabe rejected a 24-hour ultimatum from his ZANU-PF party to resi... -
A Brief Personal Note
I am pleased to announce that today I started a new affiliation as a Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute. R Street is a self-described "free-market think tank with a pragmatic approach to public pol... -
The Classified Information Procedures Act: What It Means and How It’s Applied
This is the first in a series of posts on the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). CIPA is a critical law for national security prosecutions: It establishes a number of key procedures that facil... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Daniel Byman, Sarah Tate Chambers, Zann Isacson and Chris Meserole previewed their upcoming series on regulating terrorist content on the Internet. Alan Rozenshtein analyzed how a bill making tech compa... -
Safeguarding Nuclear Launch Procedures: A Proposal
This week, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing focused congressional and public attention on the president’s authority to launch a nuclear attack. The widest concern is not about procedure for l...
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