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Cyber Deterrence “At Scale”
This week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse called for the creation of a cybersecurity “militia” to strengthen US defense. He suggested reexamining a “militia model that lets ordinary citizens come to their co... -
Today's Headlines and Commenary
The Washington Post tells us that after two Palestinian attackers gunned down four Israelis last night in a crowded Tel Aviv market, Israel has deployed more troops to the West Bank and frozen 83,000 per... -
To Really Improve the Lives of Syrian Refugees, Turkey and the World Must Cooperate Better
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ICTY Prosecutor Warns Region is Slipping Backward
The Balkans are often held up as an example of how international criminal justice can work. After a frustrating start, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) issued a raft o... -
Rational Security: The "Hillary and Hellfire" Edition
Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump can’t be trusted to protect U.S. national security. In Israel there’s talk of another war in Gaza. And a federal appeals court rules that the Fourth Amendment doesn’t ap... -
As the First Multi-Defendant ISIL Trial Ends, Others Begin
The first multi-defendant ISIL-related trial ended on June 3 when three young men from Minneapolis’ Somali community—Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahman Yasin Daud, and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah—were found guilty o... -
More on Donald Trump and the Justice Department
I received an email yesterday from a career Justice Department lawyer—whom I had not previously met—in connection with my recent rumination on the consequences for the Justice Department of a Donald Trum... -
Look Who’s Coming to Dinner: Diplomacy Meets Transparency at the Israeli Ambassador’s Residence in Washington
The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday ordered Israel’s Foreign Ministry to disclose the names of the participants at a seder dinner hosted by the Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, in April 2014. ... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with Kevin Kelly
Our guest for episode 119 is Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine and author of The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces that will Shape our Future. Kevin and I share... -
VICE's Vice: Snowden Scoop Promises Fire, Doesn't Even Muster Smoke
Over the weekend, VICE published a story entitled “Exclusive: Snowden Tried to Tell NSA About Surveillance Concerns, Documents Reveal.” If you haven’t read it, don’t bother. By its incendiary headline, t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi won’t be leaving Washington empty-handed. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Barack Obama and Modi announced on Tuesday that Westinghouse Electric will he... -
The Role of the Army: Yaalon's Resignation and the Ethics of the Israel Defense Forces
Israel is still roiling over Benjamin Netanyahu’s sudden replacement of Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, a former general, with Avigdor Lieberman, a politician with no serious military experience and an un...
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