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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Almost everything we think we know about homeland security is outdated.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... -
Orlando Responses Reflect Not Only the Candidate, but the Electorate
The candidates’ response to the Orlando attack says something deep, not just about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but about the electorate itself. -
Saudi Arabia and Yemen at the Crossroads
Yemen has been effectively partitioned by the war between the Saudi-backed government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Zaydi Shia Houthi rebels. The United Nations’ new "roadmap" is unlikely t... -
Join us for the Hoover Book Soiree, Steve Budiansky on "Code Warriors"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place on July 13, when Ben interviews Steve Budiansky about his new book, Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers ... -
Intelligence Planks for a Sturdy National Security Platform
No U.S. presidential race has ever turned on the appeal of the candidate’s promises on intelligence policy. Indeed, many recent party platforms have either ignored altogether or addressed with vague gene...
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