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Presidential Accountability for Capture and Kill Operations Under the PPG
I have now read through the newly-declassified PPG on direct actions, the so-called "Playbook" for drone strikes from May 2013. -
Secure the Vote Today
As Dan Wallach (a Computer Science professor at Rice and a world-recognized expert on voting systems) eloquently put it, election security is a national security issue. The computer security field has in... -
CYBERCOM Grows Up, Chinese IP Theft, and Apple's Bug Bounty
A few days at the beach see a number of interesting (and as yet unremarked in Lawfare) cyber items: -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, August 8th at 5:30pm: The Young Professionals in International Affairs and the Osgood Center for International Studies will host a Disc... -
The Iran Cash: Was It Ransom?
At a time when the Republican Party has fractured on virtually every front, moments of unity are rare. One such opportunity appeared last week courtesy of a Wall Street Journal story that disclosed how t... -
To Stop ISIS Recruitment, Focus Offline
Editor's Note: The Islamic State emerged as social media was taking off around the globe, and endless news stories and pundit commentary discusses its skill at mastering this new form of communication. W... -
The Lawfare Podcast: John Brennan on "Emerging Challenges"
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan came to the Brookings Institution on July 13th for a conversation with Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel on “CIA’s strategy in the face of emer... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Nicholas Weaver offered political campaigns a few suggestions for how they can enhance their resilience to a cyberattack. -
Declassified "Procedures for Approving Direct Action" Against Terrorists
This document was released yesterday. I haven't read it yet, but it is entitled "Procedures for Approving Direct Action Against Terrorist Targets Located Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hos... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a New York Times editorial, former acting and deputy director of the CIA Michael J. Morell lambasts Donald Trump as unfit for the presidency and a “threat to national security.” Morell accuses Trump o... -
The Justice Department Responds to Sen. Boxer on Sextortion—Sort Of
Shortly after we released our sextortion reports back in May, Sen. Barbara Boxer wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch seeking data on the scope and magnitude of the problem: "court records sh... -
Public Opinion on National Security: Self-Inflicted Wounds
As a tumultuous week for the Trump campaign draws to a close, a new Fox News poll released Wednesday evening shows Hillary Clinton with a ten-point lead over her Republican rival.
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