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Continental Drift: Brexit and Privacy
As the United Kingdom approaches the early 2017 start of negotiations on its departure from the European Union, questions are emerging about the future direction of the country’s EU-based data privacy la... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Iraqi troops entered Mosul yesterday for the first time since the Islamic State gained control of the city over two years ago. The New York Times reports on Iraqi special forces’ advance into the Gogjali... -
DOJ Intake and Charging Policy for Computer Crime Matters
On October 25, 2016 the Department of Justice released its “intake and charging policy for computer crime matters (blog post and formal memorandum). This policy has been operative since September 2014,... -
A Former U.S. Envoy's Thoughts on ICC Scrutiny of the United States
I wrote yesterday in Foreign Policy about the coming ICC investigation in Afghanistan. Unless something changes dramatically in the next days and weeks, that investigation will include some allegations a... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Jonathan Zittrain
Jonathan Zittrain, who holds a surfeit of titles at Harvard, is our guest for episode 136. Among other topics, we explore the implications of routine doxing of political adversaries. Along the way I extr... -
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Middle East Ticker: Yemen’s War Grows Worse, Lebanon Agrees on a President, and Protests Erupt in Morocco
The Yemen War is a Disaster, But Why Would the Houthis Attack Mecca? -
Would a Military Sail-by at Mischief Reef Be a FON Operation?
There are limited details about the recent U.S. Freedom of Navigation (FON) operation in the South China Sea on October 21, but by any account it surely did not achieve what some had advocated: challengi... -
Did the Fourth Amendment Require the FBI to Selectively Seize Weiner’s Emails?
Recent news reports indicate that the FBI has obtained a warrant to search a cache of emails belonging to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. The emails were discovered in the course of an “unrelated case”... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Details remain murky surrounding FBI Director James Comey’s decision to release a letter to Congress on Friday noting the existence of new emails possibly relevant to the Hillary Clinton email investigat... -
Tracking China’s Compliance with the South China Sea Arbitral Award: Scarborough Shoal Update
Last month, we argued that despite China’s rhetoric, China had only clearly violated four out of 15 rulings contained in the July 12 U.N. Convention for the Law of the Sea arbitral award. China’s complia... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, October 31st at 2pm: Michael E. O'Hanlon and Steven Pifer will discuss Nuclear Arms Control Choices for the Next Administration in an ev...
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