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The Lawfare Podcast: John Brennan on "Emerging Challenges"
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan came to the Brookings Institution on July 13th for a conversation with Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel on “CIA’s strategy in the face of emer... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Nicholas Weaver offered political campaigns a few suggestions for how they can enhance their resilience to a cyberattack. -
Declassified "Procedures for Approving Direct Action" Against Terrorists
This document was released yesterday. I haven't read it yet, but it is entitled "Procedures for Approving Direct Action Against Terrorist Targets Located Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hos... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a New York Times editorial, former acting and deputy director of the CIA Michael J. Morell lambasts Donald Trump as unfit for the presidency and a “threat to national security.” Morell accuses Trump o... -
The Justice Department Responds to Sen. Boxer on Sextortion—Sort Of
Shortly after we released our sextortion reports back in May, Sen. Barbara Boxer wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch seeking data on the scope and magnitude of the problem: "court records sh... -
Public Opinion on National Security: Self-Inflicted Wounds
As a tumultuous week for the Trump campaign draws to a close, a new Fox News poll released Wednesday evening shows Hillary Clinton with a ten-point lead over her Republican rival. -
Law and Lawfare in the Islamic State
Last month, the Islamic State’s official media outlet, al-Furqān, released its first video in over a year, entitled, “The Structure of the Khilafah.” Al-Furqān is known for producing the group’s most hor... -
Quick Reactions to Obama’s UN Gambit on Nuclear Testing
Josh Rogin of the Washington Post reports that “President Obama has decided to seek a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would call for an end to nuclear testing, a move that leading law... -
Executive Power, the Two Party System, and Donald Trump
Over drinks the other evening, I played a parlor game with several of my companions: I asked each to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how nervous he or she was about a Donald Trump presidency, figuring into th... -
Slow Down On Lawful Hacking Frameworks and Fixes
“Lawful hacking” is an interesting and potentially very useful future path for law enforcement and the intelligence community. But lawyers and policymakers rushing to address potential problems are getti... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
An American woman is dead and five others are injured after a Norwegian man of Somali origin attacked them with a knife in London. Police described the incident as a “spontaneous attack” and said the 19 ... -
More ISIL Cases: A Cop Gets Arrested and an Ohio Man Pleads Guilty
On Wednesday in Fairfax, Virginia, the FBI arrested Nicholas Young, a 36-year-old police officer with the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on charges of attempting to provide material su...
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