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Are Hamas Attacks War or Terrorism? Hollywood Needs to Know.
From the creators of Homeland and Heroes, comes a fascinating lawsuit that asks whether Hamas’s attacks on Israel are “war” or “terrorism.” And it is all wrapped up in a run-of-the-mill insurance dispute. -
Military Drones: Evolutionary, Not Transformative, Not Revolutionary
Over the past decade, military drones, whether weaponized or merely equipped for surveillance, have been at the center of many heated arguments, whether about targeted killing, counterterrorism, the supp... -
Lawfare Attacked
It's been a while since Lawfare was the subject of denial of service attacks. And we hope you didn't even notice the one we had yesterday evening. According to our tech folks, "Lawfare was subject to a d... -
CBP: Give Us Your Social Media
According to the BBC, the US Customs and Border Patrol has published a Federal Register notice that would change the terms of entry for visitors to the United States arriving under the Visa Waiver Progra... -
A New Sextortion Report (Not by Us)
Janice Wolack and David Finkelhor of the University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center have an important new study out on their survey of sextortion victims. I haven't read it yet, ... -
Rethinking the Doctrine of Homeland Security – Reflections on Orlando
Almost everything we think we know about homeland security is outdated. -
New Issue of Harvard National Security Journal
The Harvard National Security Journal's recently published spring issue may be of interest to Lawfare readers. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Fred Kaplan
Was Iran’s cyberattack that bricked vast numbers of Saudi Aramco computers justified by a similar attack on the National Iranian Oil Company a few months’ earlier? Does NSA have the ability to “replay” a... -
New Material Support Indictments, Same Old Story
Last week, the FBI arrested an 18-year-old as he boarded a Greyhound bus in Indianapolis, according to the Justice Department’s press release. The complaint charges Akram Musleh with providing material s... -
Today's Headlines and Commenary
A day after the Lebanese village of Qaa was hit by two waves of suicide bombers, Lebanese troops carried out massive security sweeps throughout the country, detaining 103 Syrians for illegal entry. -
The Obama Administration’s Contributions to International Law
In April I was honored to give the Sherrill lecture at Yale Law School. My lecture was entitled, The Contributions of the Obama Administration to the Practice and Theory of International Law. The Harva... -
The Great 21st Century Data Rush
Global conversations are often skewed in favor of the countries that generate data or possess the technological capability to access it. The encryption debate in countries with advanced technical capacit...
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