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China's New Guidance Further Restricts the Transfer of Digital Information
Beijing has published a bevy of laws, regulations, and policy statements over the past six months on cyber governance (here, here, and here). -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The looming showdown over North Korea is a “Cuban missile crisis in slow motion,” the New York Times reports. -
After the Airstrike, What Washington Should Do Next in Syria
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, April 17th at 3pm: Gene Kimmelman, Laura Moy, and Tom Struble will sit down with FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny for a conversation o... -
Did the Justice Department Really Support the President's Misstatement to Congress? Let's Find Out
Back in Februrary, in his address to a Joint Session of Congress, Donald Trump made an arresting claim: “according to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicte... -
Reminder: 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 tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18, when Benjamin Wittes will join Russell Miller (professor of law at Washington & L... -
As the U.S. Considers a North Korea Strike, Let’s Not Forget that China Has Promised to Defend North Korea from an Armed Attack
The only thing more alarming than a military confrontation between the U.S. and North Korea (the DPRK) would be a military confrontation between the U.S. and China. Yet as tensions between the United St... -
Donald Trump’s Surprising Defense of International Norms
Editor’s Note: The United States in general, and the Trump administration in particular, is often accused of not matching its deeds to its rhetoric. When the Trump administration decided to use force aga... -
How To Declare War (Anno Domini 1429; 2017 Repost)
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of... -
The Mother of All Lawfare Podcasts: Cyber Insecurity
As our dependence on cyberspace increases, so too will the urgency of crafting good cybersecurity policy—but the combination of knotty problems in the realms of both technology and law often makes these ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As the world continued to grapple with the fallout of President Trump’s airstrikes in Syria and turned its attention to North Korea, John Bellinger flagged the President’s War Powers report to Congress o... -
Remaining Faithful to “the Basic Principles of Human Rights Found in the Original ECHR”?
PDF version A review of Marco Duranti, The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention (Oxford University Press, 2016).
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