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Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working With Russian Intelligence
A recent AP story notes that senior U.S. intelligence officials do not recommend Kaspersky's anti-virus products. Attempting to rebut the concern, Eugene Kaspersky has offered to allow the inspection of... -
The Weak Link in a Double Act: U.K. Law is Inadequate for Proposed Cross-Border Data Request Deal
The United Kingdom has been a key partner in the United States’ efforts to reform the process that law enforcement officials use to make cross-border requests for data. These efforts address both foreign... -
Cyber Cooperation with Bad Actors is Always a Bad Idea
President Trump’s trip to Europe was not a complete failure -- his speech in Poland struck me as reasonable and Presidential. But his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and their discussion o... -
U.S. and Russia Agree to Ceasefire in Syria, Iraq Winds Down Fighting in Mosul, Turkish Opposition Rallies against Erdogan, and Britain Will Continue Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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China and the US Strategic Construction of Cybernorms: The Process Is the Product
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The Wall Begins to Crumble: Notes on Collusion
The Trump White House’s key defensive wall has developed some major cracks. Ever since the first revelations of L’Affaire Russe, President Trump and his defenders have insisted that there’s no evidence ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Jim Miller
In this episode, we interview Jim Miller, co-chair of a Defense Science Board panel that reported on how the US is postured for cyberconflict and the importance of deterrence. The short answer: deterring... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In June 2016, Donald Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised to provide damaging information about Hillary Clinton, The New York Times reports. In the meeting, which included adviser J... -
The Week That Will Be
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What Public Opinion of the Russia Investigations Reveals About Trust in Democratic Institutions
Recent polling data on the Russia investigation underscores the degree to which partisanship taints Americans’ assessment of security politics. Not only are Americans intensely polarized in their assessm... -
ODNI Releases Gates Procedures Governing Congressional Identity Information
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released documents governing intelligence community dissemination of information regarding members of Congress and congressional staff, known as th... -
Moving Forward on Cyber Norms, Domestically
Several analysts, including Mike Schmitt and Liis Vihul at Just Security and Arun Sukumar at Lawfare, have highlighted (here and here) the collapse of the 2017 Group of Government Experts on Developments...
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