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The Shadow Brokers Dump NSA Trove, Go Out with a Whimper
One of the stranger dramas in information security may now be over. On Saturday, apparently in protest at President Trump’s missile strike on Syria, the group that calls itself the Shadow Brokers dumped ... -
Does International Law Have a “Broken Windows” Problem?
Many norms of international law, especially international human rights law, are widely violated. The international legal system as a whole may suffer as result. -
Hoover Book Soiree: Privacy & Power: A Transatlantic Dialogue in the Shadow of the NSA-Affair
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Tuesday, April 18, when Ben will join Russell Miller (professor of law at Washington & Lee University Schoo... -
What Are the Implications of Emerging Technologies in AI-Driven Robotics and Automation for Globalization?
Last month I attended an outstanding workshop at the University of Pennsylvania’s newly-established Perry World House on a topic that (as far as I can tell) has not received the attention it should: the ... -
Why Trump Won’t Be Able to Lead U.S. Foreign Policy—Even If He Tries
Editor’s Note: Trump's election and subsequent "malevolence tempered by incompetence" have frightened foreign-policy professionals and many concerned Americans. With all the focus on Trump, however, many... -
President Trump's War Powers Report on the Syria Attacks
With six hours to spare before the 48-hour deadline in section 4 of the War Powers Resolution, the White House has sent the President's report to Congress on Thursday evening's missile attacks on Syria. ... -
The Lawfare Podcast & Rational Security: The Triple Entente Beer Summit
The Lawfare Podcast brings you a live show from the third Triple Entente Beer Summit, in which the usual Rational Security gang joined up with Stewart Baker and Michael Vatis of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podc... -
What Is the Extent of Self-Defense by a State?
Emory University School of Law's Laurie R. Blank (who heads Emory's International Humanitarian Law Clinic) is a leading and prolific scholar and practitioner in the field of the law of armed conflict (an... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Before President Donald Trump decided to launch airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Assad, Ammar Abdulhamid examined the president’s Syria conundrum. After the strike,... -
Responding to Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack: Legal Responsibility or Moral Obligations?
Assume for a moment that the Trump Administration determined, like its predecessor, that there was no clear Congressional authorization or international legal justification to support using military forc... -
China’s Surprising Refusal to Criticize the Legality of the U.S. Attack on Syria
In its public statements and actions, the Chinese government consistently has supported a restrictivist reading of the U.N. Charter that limits the use of military force against another state to situatio... -
What Intelligence Officials Really Mean When they Talk About ‘Unmasking’
This afternoon, we published an op-ed in the Washington Post explaining some of the basics of "unmasking" in an effort to offer a bit of context to the headlines. While it is written for a general intere...
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