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This Week at the Military Commissions, Special Majid Khan Edition: “The Whole Enhanced Interrogation Thing”
Yes, we’re back at the military commission, but no, there’s no Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri. There’s no KSM or Ramzi Binalshibh either. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Five years of failed efforts to end the fighting in Syria have persuaded many observers that the war may not be resolvable any time soon. But the Associated Press reports that this week’s ceasefire has o... -
Remarks by Brigadier General Baker on Military Commissions
Brigadier General John C. Baker, Chief Defense Counsel of the Military Commissions Defense Organization, gave the following remarks yesterday at Georgetown University's NATSECDEF conference. Keynote S... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: Tying up Loose Conspiracies
Over the past few weeks, the Justice Department has continued to tie up loose ends in the realm of criminal terrorism prosecutions. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Ironman meets the Antideficiency Act
In episode 129, Alan Cohn and I dive deep on the Government Oversight Committee’s predictably depressing and unpredictably entertaining report on the OPM hack. Cheeky Chinese hackers register their contr... -
Rational Security: The "Walking Pneumonia" Edition
How much medical history should presidential candidates disclose? Activists launch a new campaign to pardon Edward Snowden, just in time for the launch of a biopic on the world’s most famous leaker. And ... -
Securing Phones and Securing Us (Revisited)
Readers will recall last spring's battle over the San Bernardino iPhone. The FBI had Syed Farook's work phone, but it was locked, with security protections including a ten-tries-and-you're-out on PIN att... -
The Known Unknowns: A New Set of Trade Relations for a Post-Brexit World
Brexit minister David Davis’s address in Parliament last Monday on the state of Brexecution met mixed reviews. -
In Defense of Jim Comey: Politico's Bizarrely Shoddy Attack on the FBI Director
An astonishingly bad piece appeared in Politico this week under an admittedly arresting headline: “The Case Against James Comey: Not Since Hoover Has an FBI Director Shown Such a Lack of Accountability.” -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia remains largely intact as residents -
Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden
I have signed on to the letter asking President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden that was released today. I know this will be an unpopular position among many of my former colleagues in the national securi... -
Apple's Cloud Key Vault and Secure Law Enforcement Access
Michael Specter and the “Keys Under Doormats” (KUD) group have an interesting post, entitled “Apple's Cloud Key Vault, Exceptional Access, and False Equivalences” responding to my earlier post on Apple’s...
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