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Prosecuting Terrorism in State Court
Earlier this month, 18-year-old Mahin Khan of Tucson, Arizona pleaded guilty to terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons. -
Getting It Right for the First Customer
PDF version Review of David Priess's The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama (PublicAffairs, 2016). *** -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Three terrorists attacked a Pakistani police academy in Quetta on Monday night, killing at least 61 people, reports the Wall Street Journal. The militants broke into the training center’s dorms and kille... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Robert Silvers
Our guest for the episode is Rob Silvers, the assistant secretary for cybersecurity policy at DHS. He talks about what the government can and should do about newly potent DDOS attacks and the related pro... -
Vietnam, the UNCLOS Tribunal, and the Latest U.S. FONOP in the South China Sea
Last Friday, on the heels of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declaring his “separation from the United States” during a visit to China, the USS Decatur conducted a freedom of navigation operation (F... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 10/19 Session: The Return of the Prodigal Witness
Hearings continued on Wednesday in the Al-Nashiri case. After some preliminary matters, the commission turns immediately to the matter at hand: the testimony of Stephen D. Gill, on redirect. On Monday th... -
Middle East Ticker: Egypt Nears Its Boiling Point, Mosul Offensive Enters Second Week, and Two More Ceasefires Collapse
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Global Human Rights in America
PDF version A review of Mark Bradley's The World Reimagined: Americans and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge University Press, 2016). *** -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The battle for Mosul has entered its second week as coalition forces continue their advance toward the Iraqi city. -
The Latest US Freedom of Navigation Operation Opens the Legal Door to More Aggressive US Challenges to China’s Artificial Islands
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Sextortion as Dystopia: About That Black Mirror Episode
Last Friday, Netflix launched the latest season of Black Mirror, a dystopian anthology series specializing in bleak, twisty set pieces about the capacity of technology to enable new and inventive forms o... -
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