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The History of Do-It-Yourself Weapons and Explosives Manuals in America
Ann Larabee's 2015 book, The Wrong Hands: Popular Weapons Manuals and Their Historic Challenges to a Democratic Society (Oxford UP 2015), is a history of what Larabee terms "popular weapons manuals." -
The Obama Legal Team and the Lawfulness of Attacking Assad
Editor's Note: This piece also appears on the Power Wars blog and Just Security. -
John Carlin on "Detect, Disrupt, Deter: A Whole-of-Government Approach to National Security Cyber Threats"
Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, who runs the Justice Department's National Security Division, has a new paper out in the Harvard National Security Journal entitled "Detect, Disrupt, Deter: A Whol... -
Another Material Support Suit Against Social Media Companies
Last week saw another lawsuit filed against social media companies for alleged materially supporting terrorists by providing service to ISIS. -
RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community: Analysis and Collected Commentary
The Supreme Court handed down its ruling this week in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, holding that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) applies extraterritorially in cer... -
U.S. Attribution of China’s Cyber-Theft Aids Xi’s Centralization and Anti-Corruption Efforts
Since I have been a skeptic of the US-China agreement last fall on state-sponsored commercial cyber theft to benefit local firms (most recently here), I should acknowledge the new report by Fireye that c... -
Orlando, the Lone Wolf & FISA
Almost four years ago, I wrote the following in a post on lone shooters: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Traces of uranium discovered by investigators from the International Atomic Energy Agency at a secretive Iranian military base strongly suggest that Tehran pursued a nuclear bomb despite its longstanding... -
The Life Cycle of an FBI Terrorism Investigation
Following a terrorist attack, questions unavoidably arise as to whether the FBI did enough to prevent it. It is not only the press speculating, the FBI is asking itself the same questions—the Inspection ... -
A Guide to Countering Chinese Government Spin on the Fairness of the South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal
Rumors are swirling that the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitral tribunal will release its long-awaited award in Philippines v. China this week. China has already said it will not com... -
Senate to Vote on Proposed Gun Control Measures Today
Today, the Senate will vote on proposed gun control legislation. While it is unclear if Senate Democrats will be able to garner enough support from Republican colleagues to pass any of the Democrat-backe... -
Would Airstrikes Against Assad be Lawful and Effective?: Reactions to the State “Dissent Cable”
Editor's Note: This post also appears on Just Security.
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