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Misreading Palestinian Politics
PDF version A review of Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon's, The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas (Prometheus, 2017) *** -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: What Stephen Paddock Can Tell Us About 702 Reform
Our interview is another in our series on Section 702 reform, featuring Mieke Eoyang of the National Security Program at Third Way and Jamil Jaffer of George Mason University and IronNet Security. They ... -
President Trump, Guo Wengui and an Odd Series of Events
On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported a story of diplomatic intrigue related to China’s efforts to silence the outspoken exiled billionaire Guo Wengui. According to the Journal, in May Chinese offi... -
Senate Intelligence Committee Draft 702 Reauthorization Bill
Below is the newly released draft bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) that Sen. Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, reported. The bill would extend t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, the AP reported. Tillerson stopped at Bagram Air Force Base during a trip to the Middle East and South Asia. At a press conferen... -
How Kaspersky Can Restore Trust
Kaspersky Lab has been under intense fire recently for allegedly using, or allowing Russian government agents to use, its signature anti-virus software to retrieve supposed National Security Agency tools... -
Smith v. Trump: AUMF Challenge Pretrial Motion Summaries
As federal court and national security experts are noting, on Oct. 27, the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument in Smith v. Trump (formerly Smith v. Obama). The case challenges the propriety of invoking ... -
Former National Security Officials Urge Section 702 Reauthorization in Letter to Congress
Today, a group of former national security officials released a letter to key members of Congress urging the reauthorization of Section 702, which will expire on Dec. 31. The full text of the letter is h... -
The Travel Ban and the Rational Basis Test
Earlier this week, Judge Derrick K. Watson of the U.S. District Court in Hawaii concluded that President Donald Trump’s Sept. 24, 2017 proclamation will likely be found to be illegal. Following the Ninth... -
How ‘Unraveled’ Does Trump Have to Be? Presidential Disability and the 25th Amendment.
Vanity Fair recently reported that White House sources believe the president is “unraveling.” As politicos across a widening swath of the ideological spectrum grow concerned with the president’s conduct,... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, October 23 at 3:30 pm: Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization will host Elliott Abrams for a lecture on his new book Rea... -
Mike Hayden on the Most Disruptive Element in the World Today
Earlier this month, George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security hosted its annual conference on the Ethos and Profession of Intelligence, an event that is co-sponsored by the CIA.
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