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Hot Commodities: Energy Diplomacy Takes on New Meaning
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The battle for Aleppo has ended, with government forces now finally in control of the beleaguered city. Rebel forces agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday afternoon in order to evacuate both civilians and reb... -
Brief the Electors
In less than a week, members of the Electoral College will cast their votes. Ten of them have written James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, to ask for a classified briefing to review the... -
A Special Grand Jury for the DNC Hack
By now it seems clear, at a minimum, that the Intelligence Community has reached consensus that Russia was the source of the infiltration of the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign tha... -
A Necessary Discussion About International Law
PDF version A review of Jens David Ohlin and Larry May's Necessity in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2016). *** -
Trump Appoints Tillerson as Secretary of State
After weeks of speculation and a highly public interview process, President-elect Donald Trump has selected current Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be named Secretary of State. Secretary of State: Exxo... -
Does the First Amendment Require Release of Secret Surveillance Court Documents?
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court may soon decide whether the First Amendment requires it to release its major opinions and orders dating back to the September 11 attacks. -
Middle East Ticker: Assad Regime Nears Victory in Aleppo, Coptic Christians Under Attack in Egypt, and What Trump’s Secretary of State Pick Means for the Middle East
Assad Regime Nears Victory in Aleppo, but Retreats from Palmyra -
Want to renegotiate the Iran deal? Much harder than it looks
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. Donald Trump’s election places in immediate peril the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached by Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Ger... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Kiersten Todt
Too busy to read the 100-page Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Security report on what the next administration should do about cybersecurity? No worries. Episode 142 features a surprisingl... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Debate over Russian influence in the presidential election continued to heat up over the weekend after Friday’s announcement that President Obama had ordered a review of the Kremlin’s role in the campaign. -
Surveillance’s Future: A Pragmatic Take from the Center for a New American Security
The 2016 election has sharpened debate around the reauthorization of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which will sunset in 2017. A new report by the Center for a New American Security (CNA...
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