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In a surprise Twitter declaration this morning, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would no longer “accept or allow” transgender people in the military, citing medical costs and the need to f... -
Cybersecurity Does Not Need a Silver Bullet Agency
The United States is woefully unprepared for a “Cyber 9/11.” Addressing that danger must be a top priority for the U.S. Government, but it does not require a single “Department of Cybersecurity” as some ... -
Attack of the Killer Car Wash
This is not a joke: "A group of security researchers have found vulnerabilities in internet-connected drive-through car washes that would let hackers remotely hijack the systems to physically attack vehi... -
Video from the 2017 Aspen Security Forum
The 2017 Aspen Security Forum convened last week from July 19 through July 22. Video from events that have been made publicly available is included below. Securing the Homeland in the Post-Post 9/11 Er... -
Bitcoin; Ethereum; and the IoT
Bitcoin is loosing market share. "For the last two years, rival factions have been vying for control of the Bitcoin virtual currency and its global network of computers and supporters. -
Justice Under Assault
Whatever one might think of Jeff Sessions’ record as a U.S. Senator, policy priorities as Attorney General, peculiar recollections of his meetings with Russian government representatives as expressed dur... -
The Islamic State’s Long-Term Threat to the Middle East
In the post-September 11 era, the United States has suffered fewer terrorist attacks than many observers expected, even as the threat of the Islamic State looms. The relative safety of the U.S. homeland ... -
A Few Words in Defense of Resignation
Last week, after the President took the opportunity of an interview with the New York Times to attack the Department of Justice’s leadership, I suggested that Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy At... -
Rational Security: The "Beleaguered" Edition
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The National Security Law Podcast: The North Remembers…the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998???
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck focus on two subjects: the extradition of Ali Damache and what it might portend for Trump administration counterterrorism policy, and the slate of i... -
What to Make of Jared Kushner's Statement
Below is an excerpt of a piece that appears on our new Foreign Policy feed. To read the full article, visit Lawfare@FP. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort met with Senate Intelligence Committee investigators today to discuss the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump associates and a Kremlin-linked attorney...
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