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The Caesar Bill: A Novel Approach to Human Rights Accountability in Syria
In the more than five years since Syrian calls for self-determination first began, the world has witnessed the most egregious humanitarian crisis since World War II unfold. Over 400,000 people have been ... -
0-days, N-Days, iPhones, and Android
Recently, I wrote the follow on the student site for CS 161 (Computer Security) which I'm co-teaching this semester at Berkeley. A zero day is a vulnerability unknown to the rest of the world: there is... -
DC Circuit Rules on Nashiri
This morning, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision on Abd al Rahim al Nashiri's petition for a writ of mandamus to dissolve the military commission convened to try him. The court denied... -
DHS’s Modest Social Media Proposal Deserves Support
According to a coalition of advocacy groups, a new proposal by DHS to seek information about the online presence of individuals trying to enter the United States from Visa Waiver countries—directly and v... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Turkey has continued to move farther and farther into northern Syria, with Turkish forces no longer targeting ISIS but pushing into regions controlled by Syrian rebel forcesincluding the Kurdish YPG, Reu... -
Is the Paris Agreement on Climate Change a Legitimate Exercise of the Executive Agreement Power?
The Paris Agreement on climate change, concluded last December and signed on Earth Day, April 22 this year, has become the latest episode in the long-running tug of war between President Obama and the pr... -
The Intelligence Studies Essay: "Hybrid Warfare" at Home: Asymmetric Tactics Are Not Just Used in Ukraine, They Are Employed against the United States, and Have Been for Quite Some Time
Darren E. Tromblay has served as an intelligence analyst with the U.S. government for more than a decade. He holds an MA from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University,... -
The Wages of Information Sharing Sin
What is worse than the Federal government having actionable confidential information that it doesn't share with state and local governments, even though that information could assist them? How about sha... -
This is Cyber "War" Today -- Information Operations
The New York Times has a report today that is a comprehensive look at Russian disinformation campaigns. It begins: -
Mexico’s Resurging Violence
The Mexican government’s July murder numbers are out, and they are—in short—pretty grim. During July, more than 2,000 Mexicans were killed, which for context is 25 percent higher than last year and the m... -
Seven Reasons Why Lebanon Survives - And Three Reasons Why It Might Not
Editor's Note: What happened in Syria has not stayed in Syria. In 2014, Islamic State forces swept back into Iraq, and terrorism, sectarian tension, and fear have spread throughout much of the Middle Ea... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Dave Aitel and Matt Tait on How "Everything You Know About the Vulnerability Equities Process Is Wrong”
Dave Aitel and Matt Tait come on the podcast to chat with Benjamin Wittes about their recent Lawfare essay critiquing the current status of the Vulnerability Equities Process. Matt and Dave argue that th...
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