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The National Security Law Podcast, Episode 14: Potential Assange Charges, and More From Some Island in the Pacific
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Rational Security: The "SF-86’ed" Edition
Mike Flynn is back in hot water over money he took from foreign sources. The Senate Intelligence Committee is beefing up for a long investigation of Russian meddling in the election. And FBI Director Jim... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States will pursue a strategy of enhanced regional diplomacy and economic sanctions to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program, according to a Joint Statement released yesterday by Secretary of ... -
Will the United States Be Able to Extradite Assange?
Late last week, CNN reported that the Justice Department is close to bringing criminal charges against Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks and a longtime resident of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London... -
The Importance of CVE in Light of the Changing Nature of the Threat
Over the past few years the idea of countering violent extremism (CVE) has become part of the lexicon when discussing issues related to terrorism. But contrary to popular misunderstanding, CVE is neither... -
House Oversight Ranking Member Cummings Releases New Flynn Documents
Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Elijah Cummings has released three new documents related to former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's acceptance o... -
Who Is Publishing NSA and CIA Secrets, and Why?
There's something going on inside the intelligence communities in at least two countries, and we have no idea what it is. Consider these three data points. One: someone, probably a country's intelligenc... -
The Press Gets Trump's Sanctuary Cities Order Wrong Again (and Again)
The press has gotten increasingly deliberate about calling out the Trump administration’s falsehoods, deploying “muscular” headlines ("Meeting With Top Lawmakers, Trump Repeats an Election Lie") and pith... -
Cyber Reform in Israel at an Impasse: A Primer
A leaked letter from the heads of Israel’s major security agencies reveals tensions between the government and the security establishment over the allocation of powers and responsibilities in the cyber r... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 4/24 Session: A Long Run for a Short Slide
We return to Guantanamo for a military commissions hearing in the case of Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi—or, as he’d now like to be called, Nashwan al-Tamir. Military judge Marine Colonel Peter Rubin calls the com... -
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Bill of Attainder Claim in Paracha v. Trump
Yesterday, in a short per curiam opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the ruling of the U.S. -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins for April 23
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brigadier General Mark Martins released the following statement on Sunday on the occasion of military commissions hearings this week in the case of Abd al-Hadi al-Ir...
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