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The North Korean Missile Launch, the Assassination of Kim Jong-nam, and the U.S.-China Relationship
Kim Jong-un has had a busy two weeks. On February 12th, North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States, prompting an... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: A Tale of RSA
In this episode, I go to RSA and interviews the people that everyone at RSA is hoping to sell to—CISOs. In particular, John “Four” Flynn of Uber, Heather Adkins of Google, and Troels Oerting of Barclays ... -
Cybercrime Roundup: Searching and Seizing
In 2014, the Supreme Court held in Riley v. California that there was something different about searching cellphones: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Foreign Policy informs us that Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto this week to discuss Trump’s immigration pla... -
Name Unmentioned, Trump Still Dominates the Munich Security Conference
Even where speakers took pains to avoid uttering it, the name “Donald Trump” still dominated the 53rd Munich Security Conference this past weekend. -
Does President Trump Control Head-of-State Immunity Determinations in US Courts?
If Vladimir Putin is prosecuted or sued in the United States, is he entitled to head-of-state immunity? In the past, the U.S. government has maintained that the executive branch has the constitutional po... -
How the United States Should Help Protect Jordan from the Chaos Next Door
The Middle East has been engulfed in chaos. Longstanding authoritarian regimes have been toppled; still other dictators have killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions in an effort to retain pow... -
Rational Security: The "Death Without Dignity" Edition
President Trump selects Army general H.R. McMaster as as his national security adviser after a turbulent search. A rival to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is murdered under bizarre circumstances in a ... -
White House Interference with Justice Department Investigations? That 2009 Holder Memo
Last Saturday, Harry Siegel of the New York Daily News reported that shortly after President Trump signed his immigration executive order, Stephen Miller called the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District... -
Proposed Changes to China’s Maritime Safety Law and Compliance with UNCLOS
Last week, Reuters reported that China is “considering revisions to its maritime safety law which would make foreign submersibles travel on the surface and report their movements to authorities when in C... -
DHS Implementation Memos Regarding Trump's Immigration EOs: A Summary
The Department of Homeland Security released two implementation memos today providing guidance to DHS personnel regarding President Trump’s Executive Orders restricting immigration and refugee policies. ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, February 21st at 3:30pm: The Elliot School of International Affairs will host a screening of The Age of Consequences, a film on climate...
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