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More Threats to Sovereign Immunity? New Bill Would Strip State-Owned Companies of Immunity
Today, President Obama is likely to veto the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a bill that would amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to strip the immunity of Saudi Arabia from sui... -
The NSA's Hubris and the Shadow Brokers 0-day
New revelations about the NSA's knowledge of the Shadow Brokers compromise raise hard questions, once again, about the agency's commitment to its defensive mission. -
Water Wars: Unease in the South China Sea—New Normal or Quiet Before the Storm?
Satellite Imagery of Construction on Taiping Island Raises Eyebrows Satellite image of construction on Taiping Island (Photo: Google Maps) -
Feinstein and Schiff Statement on Russian Hacking
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democratic members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees, have released the following statement on Russian att... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S.-Russian ceasefire agreement in Syria has collapsed, reports the Financial Times. Diplomats may still nominally seek to salvage the political agreement, but fighting has erupted again in Aleppo. ... -
Rational Security: The "What Candy are You?" Edition
I'm off in Las Vegas this week, but it turns out that Rational Security does need me. The gang discusses how the bombings in New York and New Jersey have fixed us again on the threat of lone wolf terrori... -
Has Turkey Occupied Northern Syria?
Since August 24th, Turkey has conducted a military operation—known as Euphrates Shield—in northern Syria. The objective of Euphrates Shield is to clear the border area between the towns of Jarablus and a... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States is blaming Russia for the attack yesterday on an aid convoy in Syria, the BBC reports. Anonymous American officials claimed two Russian Su-24 attack aircraft were overhead when the conv... -
The ICC's Cooperation with National Prosecutors
Last week, the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) released a new policy paper on how it selects and prioritizes cases. The report generated plenty of media attention, largely because of its references ... -
Ahmad Rahami Charged in SDNY and New Jersey
The Justice Department has now issued a press release on the charges leveled against Ahmad Khan Rahami for his suspected role in the bombings this past weekend in New York and New Jersey. With the glut o... -
The Rahami Interrogation: An Update
Rahami has been in custody (and in the hospital in Newark) for about two days at this point. The public record reveals very little about the interrogation process thusfar. What we do know is that federal... -
Rebecca Ingber on Co-Belligerency in International Law and Under the AUMF
Rebecca Ingber (international law professor at Boston University and Lawfare contributor) has posted a new draft paper to SSRN (forthcoming in 42 Yale Journal of International Law No. 1, 2017), titled “C...
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