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Authorizing DHS -- Progress Ahead?
Every year, like clock work, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees produce a National Defense Authorization bill that governs the operations of the Department of Defense for the coming year. Wh... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jameel Jaffer on the "The Drone Memos"
At this week's Hoover Book Soiree, Jack Goldsmith interviewed Jameel Jaffer about his new book, The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law: -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week’s news was unsurprisingly dominated by the release of a series of memos alleging communications between the Trump campaign and the Russian government and an effort by the Kremlin to collect “ko... -
Creating Insecurity
In the middle of the inauguration, with 5,000 members of the DC National Guard deployed on duty, someone (who?) has decided that the right move is to fire the Commanding General of the Guard. That's cor... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Allegations regarding Russia’s dossier on the President-elect continues to steal the spotlight. Yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden confirmed that members of the Intelligence Community briefed both himse... -
Wet Foot/Dry Foot
Yesterday, as on of his last official acts relating to immigration policy, President Obama announced the termination of the "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" policy for Cubans. -
What the Cabinet Exit Memos Have in Common: Climate Change and Resilience Challenges
Several weeks ago we expressed our hope that the incoming administration and the national security community will work together to address the sweeping challenges created by climate change. We stressed t... -
Why the EU Has Issued Relatively Few Data Protection Adequacy Determinations? A Reply
A January 2, 2017 commentary by Ariel Teshuva raises an intriguing question. While the European Commission is vested with the authority under Article 25(6) of the Data Protection Directive to issue data ... -
Rafsanjani Proved That Pragmatism Couldn’t Moderate Iran
With the death of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran’s former president and its preeminent fixer, the Islamic Republic has begun the most consequential leadership transition in its four-decade history. R... -
Empirical Data on the Privacy Paradox
The contemporary debate about the effects of new technology on individual privacy centers on the idea that privacy is an eroding value. The erosion is ongoing and takes place because of the government an... -
Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas
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Why Are the Trump Allegations Hanging Around When They Haven’t Been Substantiated?
What is one to make of the apparent inability of press and government alike to verify the allegations in the Trump dossier combined with the cache of documents’ apparent staying power?
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