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Joint Series on International Law and Armed Conflict: VanLandingham on Procedural Regulation of Detention
[The post below is the latest installment of the joint blog series arising from the 2016 Transatlantic Dialogue on International Law and Armed Conflict. -
Rational Security: The "Gaslighting and Guesswork Edition"
The vice-presidential candidates face off in their first and only debate before Election Day. Senators have buyers remorse over a law that lets families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia. And can the NSA ... -
Cybercrime Roundup: A Pivot to Asia in Espionage Prosecutions
After indicting five People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers for cyberespionage in 2014, the Department of Justice was criticized for the lack of effectiveness of its action. However, a FireEye report re... -
How Congress Could Fix JASTA: Give the President Waiver Authority
Now that Congress has overridden President Obama’s veto of JASTA, many members of Congress seem to be experiencing buyer’s remorse as they contemplate the possible implications for the United States, inc... -
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The FBI arrested an NSA contractor in August and is now investigating whether he stole and disclosed classified documents from the agency, the New York Times reports. Harold T. Martin III, a Booz Allen e... -
Prepare For Electoral Chaos
It is now clear to effectively everybody except those blindly following Donald Trump that the Russians are actively tampering with the U.S. election. It may have started largely by accident, when the tra... -
NSA Contractor Arrested for Stealing Classified Info
Hot on the heels of a New York Times story revealing that an NSA contractor was arrested in August for theft of classified info, DOJ has just released some initial details of an arrest that seems sure to... -
National Security Highlights from the Vice Presidential Debate
Vice Presidential candidates Senator Tim Kaine and Governor Mike Pence faced off at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia last night in the only debate between the running mates. The debate was a fa... -
The United States, Iran, and the $1.7 Billion: Sorting out the Details
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What Year Is It In the Middle East?
We Americans have our disagreements, but at least we can agree on the year. In the Middle East, however, analysts of the region’s many ills can’t even decide what year it is. The argument isn’t a functio... -
Hoover Book Soiree: David Priess on "The President's Book of Secrets"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place on October 13, when Jack interviews David Priess about his new book: The President's Book of Secrets: ... -
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