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Should the Muslim Brotherhood be Designated a Terrorist Organization?
Certain segments of the American Right have long been spoiling to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization under the material support statute. And now that Donald Trump is pre... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 1/25 Session: The "Broken Arm" Edition
The first 9/11 hearings under the Trump administration lurched forward at Guantanamo on Wednesday, but barely lasted the morning before all public sessions were suspended until March. -
Water Wars: Asia-Pacific Grapples with new American Administration
China, US allies, and other respond to President Trump's first week President Trump signs Executive Order withdrawaing the US from the TPP (Photo: EPA) -
President Trump's Insecure Android
President Trump's continued use of a dangerously insecure, out-of-date Android device should cause real panic. -
Democracy, Hacked: A Security Argument for Data Protection
The recent Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) report on Russia’s efforts to “undermine public faith in the US democratic process” through “an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree: Edward Jay Epstein on "How America Lost Its Secrets"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, February 1, when Benjamin Wittes will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How America ... -
Want to “Take the Oil”? Crunch the Numbers First
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The New York Times informs us that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has canceled his visit to the White House next Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s executive order mandating the building of a... -
So Much for the Privacy Shield
Digital commerce across the Atlantic is highly dependent on the free flow of data. And that, in turn, is dependent on the existence of roughly equivalent privacy protections on both sides of the Atlanti... -
Blowing Sources -- Update and Correction
Yesterday, I offered some informed speculation about possible links between espionage arrests in Russia and America's reaction to the Russian hacking of our elections. I have updated the post today to r... -
What Comes Next for Trump's Border Wall?
Yesterday, President Donald Trump took the first step toward constructing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The executive order that he signed (one of two from yesterday), ordered the federal governme... -
Rational Security: The "Centennial" Edition
President Trump has announced executive orders on border security and immigration policy—and maybe interrogation. Former military officers are taking senior posts in the National Security Council. And in...
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