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The Laptop Ban: Costs, Benefits and Risks
My friend and Heritage colleague, David Inserra, has just released a paper entitled "Considering the Laptop Ban: Risks, Costs, Benefits, and Alternatives." For anyone interested in the issue, it is wort... -
While Trump Pledges Withdrawal from Paris Agreement on Climate, International Law May Provide a Safety Net
Now the other shoe has dropped and President Trump has announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. -
Department of Justice Files Cert Petition in IRAP v. Trump
The Justice Department has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, requesting that the Supreme Court review the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeal... -
The Catastrophic Risks of Climate Change: The US Turns Its Back on the World
My business just picked up. I wish it hadn’t. -
Counterintelligence Investigations and the Special Counsel’s Mandate: Part II
In my first post on this topic, I explained that the Department of Justice’s regulations governing the appointment of a “Special Counsel” (what I have called the “Part 600 regulations”) are a poor fit fo... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change, holding true to his campaign promise, the New York Times reports. The landmark agreement, reached in 2015, comm... -
An Increasingly Difficult Migration Climate
It’s a sticky-hot Sunday night in Tenosique, Tabasco, and Josue is carefully massaging powder onto his feet. “Do your feet hurt?” he asks, catching my gaze and offering the bottle in my direction. Mine d... -
China’s Cyberspace Administration Attempts to Calm Jittery Businesses
After months of international consternation, China’s cybersecurity law (CSL) went into effect today. For a deep dive on what foreign companies should expect from the law, see Samm Sacks’s excellent piece... -
China’s Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect: What to Expect
China’s cybersecurity law (CSL) officially takes effect today. -
Diplomacy, Distrust, and the Paris Climate Accord
Last August, David Wirth explained to Lawfare’s readers how simple it would be for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord’s nonbinding provisions on climate emission ... -
On the Mood Among My Former Colleagues at the FBI
On May 9, immediately after the firing of FBI Director James Comey, Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told CBS that the administration fired Comey, at least in part, because “rank-and-file” F... -
Rational Security: The "Covfefe" Edition
Jared Kushner wanted a back-channel to talk to the Russians. In the aftermath of the Manchester bombing, the Brits question whether the U.S. can keep secrets. And in the wake of Trump’s meeting with NATO...
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