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New Syrian Peace Talks Conclude, Iraqi Forces Reach Tigris River, Israel Lifts Settlement Restrictions
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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Introducing the Herman Kahn of Cyberspace
Our guest interview is with Jack Goldsmith, Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard and co-founder of Lawfare. We explore his contrarian view of how to deal with Russian hacking, which leads to me praising... -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins for January 23
Yesterday, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor General Mark Martins released the following statement regarding pretrial hearings to be conducted over the next two weeks in the 9/11 case. The statement... -
The Brexit Decision and Its Implications for U.S. Debates over Treaty Withdrawal
Affirming a lower court decision, the UK Supreme Court has held that, despite the referendum in June 2016 calling for withdrawal from the European Union, Britain cannot withdraw from the Union without pa... -
An Update on SSCI Report Litigation
As Benjamin Wittes and I noted a few weeks ago, these past few weeks have produced some interesting litigation activity regarding the Senate Intelligence Committee’s interrogation report. In the last day... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In his first speech as President, Donald Trump delivered scheduled remarks at CIA headquarters in front of the memorial wall honoring fallen officers in an effort to heal the breach caused by his continu... -
The Week That Will Be
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Guantanamo Habeas Motion Appears to Reference Trump Tweet
Given Donald Trump’s continuing fondness for Twitter over the course of his rise to power, it was perhaps inevitable that sooner or later, we would start seeing his tweets showing up in litigations. Turn... -
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 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, when Ben will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How America Lost Its S... -
Rethinking Homeland Security
For those intersted in the enterprise of homeland security and its operations, my Heritage colleague David Inserra has just published a lenghty, comprehensive review of DHS in which he argues for a funda... -
Three Observations on China's Approach to State Action in Cyberspace
We just returned from 36 hours in Beijing as part of a small group of American academics and government representatives to meet with Chinese counterparts about contemporary issues in cybersecurity. This... -
Will Trump Make Iran His Partner or His Adversary?
Editor’s Note: Of all the many uncertainties about Trump's foreign policy, the question of Iran looms among the largest. The Obama administration moved U.S.-Iran relations from abysmal to bad, and both R...
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