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Rational Security: The "Decertified" Edition
President Trump says Iran is not living up to the “spirit” of the deal to curtail its nuclear program. Russian trolls and propagandists speak out. And an American woman and her family are freed after fiv... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday in a five-hour oversight hearing, the Washington Post reports. It was the first time Sessions appeared before the ... -
Reform Section 702 to Maintain Fourth Amendment Principles
Lawfare editors Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes recently criticized efforts to reform Section 702 of FISA before it expires at the end of 2017. Based on our own experience with Section 702, we respec... -
Third-Party Party-Crashing? The Fate of the Third-Party Doctrine
This fall may prove a landmark in the ongoing debate between security and privacy. Poised to take action are both the U.S. Supreme Court, in Carpenter v. United States, and the U.S. Congress, with the i... -
The Policy Dimension of Leading in AI
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is creating new challenges for law, policy, and governance at domestic and international levels. -
How the Islamic State Will Grapple With Defeat in Raqqa
U.S. officials are right to crow about the fall of Raqqa and the pain the United States inflicted on the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. Although Obama administration policies deserve much of the c... -
It’s Time for the Senate to Act on Homeland Security
One of the most important post-9/11 reforms that has helped keep our nation safe from mass-casualty terrorist attacks was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This year, the Senate ... -
European Commission Releases EU-US Privacy Shield Annual Review
The European Commission released its first annual report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the agreement that allows cross-border data transfers of European citizens' personal information to the United Stat... -
China is Getting Better at Undermining Global Human Rights
On Lawfare's feed at Foreign Policy, I wrote about how China has aggressively undermined key U.N. human rights mechanisms and how the Trump administration is enabling China's efforts. The piece begins: -
Justice Gorsuch is Right: Jesner and the Original Meaning of the Alien Tort Statute
On Oct. 11, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Jesner v. Arab Bank. Jesner involves whether the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) allows federal courts to exercise jurisdiction over claims by aliens against cor... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Federal judges issued two separate orders halting the Trump administration’s latest travel ban order, the Washington Post reported. -
The National Security Law Podcast: Han Shot First
If you were unsure about whether your hosts are geeks, this episode will help settle the question. But before we get to what Professors Chesney and Vladeck think they know but don’t really, here’s the s...
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