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Rational Security: The "Killer Robots Have Arrived" Edition
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
China continues to reject yesterday’s ruling by an international tribunal against Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea, vowing to maintain its sovereignty over the region. Commentary within ... -
Is Turkish Foreign Policy Becoming Pragmatic Again?
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Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Password Sharing and Privacy Shields
This week’s news roundup is dominated by the Ninth Circuit and the European Union. The EU parliament has approved the Privacy Shield that replaces the Safe Harbor. Michael Vatis, Alan Cohn and I ask wh... -
CIA Director John Brennan Speaks at Brookings
Today at 1:30 pm, CIA Director John Brennan will deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution on the CIA's strategy in the face of emerging challenges. General John R. Allen, Co-Director of the Center fo... -
Hot Commodities: One Step Forward, Some Steps Back
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Siege Warfare in Syria
On June 30, 2016, the United Nations announced that after having accessed two blockaded towns near Damascus, it had finally delivered aid to all areas under siege in Syria. For the starving populations o... -
Israel’s New Counterterrorism Law
Last month, the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) passed comprehensive legislation overhauling domestic counterterrorism authorities. When it enters into force in November, the new Counterterrorism Law will r... -
Possible U.S. Responses to the South China Sea Arbitration Award: The Aggressive FONOPs Option
What will be the effect of yesterday’s blockbuster South China Sea arbitral award on the U.S. government’s policy in the region? Reportedly, an inter-agency working group in the U.S. government has been ... -
A Response to the Government's Brief in Capt. Smith v. Obama
The government has just filed its brief responding to Captain Smith’s challenge to the president’s unilateral war against ISIS. The government’s lengthy brief cites more than eighty judicial decisions, b... -
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Facebook, Hamas, and Why a New Material Support Suit May Have Legs
The last few months have seen a spree of lawsuits filed against social media companies for allegedly providing material support to terrorists groups, particularly ISIS, by effectively allowing those grou...
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