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In the fight against the Islamic State, it appears that the United States and Iran are impeding one another. In recent months, Iraqi forces—backed by American airstrikes and advised by American officers—... -
Million Dollar Vulnerabilities and an FBI for the Twenty-First Century
On February 16, US Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym, responding to an FBI request, ordered Apple to provide software to bypass the company's technical protections; this would unlock the work phone of Syed Faro... -
Could the Latest Blunder by Egypt's Sissi Be the Nail in His Coffin?
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Bank Markazi v. Peterson: Implications for Separation of Power
Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Bank Markazi v. Peterson concerns a mammoth sum of cash, and it has significant foreign policy implications. The obvious implications are the immediate ones—most immed... -
Encryption as Living Will: Think Before You Drink the Kool-Aid
A grieving father in Italy has written to Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, to beg him to unblock his dead son’s iPhone so he can retrieve the photographs stored on it. -
Section 702: Programmatic Collection and the Wall Reprised
Congress has begun its long journey towards a likely reauthorization of the Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. -
Delta Electroniks -- A Case Study
It often seems to me that the details of cyber conflict tradecraft are lost in a bit of obscurity. Most Lawfare readers probably haven't given a thought to how attribution is done. To that end, I offer... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States is preparing to send an additional 250 military personnel to Syria, officially expanding the United States’ presence in the country to 300 soldiers. The Wall Street Journal reports that... -
Taking Advantage of a North Korean Offer Regarding Weapons Testing
On April 24, the AP quoted North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong as having said in an interview: Stop the nuclear war exercises in the Korean Peninsula, then we should also cease our nuclear tests.... -
What the Failure of the Geneva Talks Means
The Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee’s (HNC) withdrawal from the Geneva talks is fundamentally a reflection of the Obama administration’s failure to reach a clear agreement with Putin rega... -
e-Residency in Estonia, Part IV: Wherein I Imagine How the Estonian Digital ID Card Could be Useful
I have a confession to make: Since I used my Estonian digital ID card to swap letters with President Toomas Ilves, I have barely touched it. I keep it in my wallet, prepared to prove my identity at a mom... -
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