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Conference on "Intelligence in American Society" with Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco
Last Wednesday, the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas-Austin hosted a conference on “Intelligence in American Society”. The conference focused on the supervision and oversight of U.... -
The Power of Dissent
The Supreme Court of Israel continues to restrain the Israeli government’s use of home demolitions for counterterrorism purposes. In two new decisions the Court annulled orders to demolish or seal the ho... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Belgian security forces have unveiled new video footage of one of the Brussels airport bombing suspects. Agence France-Presse shares that the newly released video surveillance footage is a fresh appeal f... -
The United States can’t save Egypt from itself
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Good News and Bad News on Privacy, Sextortion, and Going Dark
This morning, I presented the following speech at Kenyon College—on Jodie Liu and my paper from last year on the privacy benefits of privacy threats, on some forthcoming work we'll be releasing next mont... -
Not By Any Other Name: A Response to Jack Goldsmith on Obama's Imminence
Jack has been quick to draw parallels (here and here) between the Bush administration’s doctrine of pre-emption, set out in the September 2002 National Security Strategy, and the Obama administration’s a... -
Hot Commodities: Spring (House) Cleaning
Following protests spearheaded by powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al Sadr, Iraqi Oil Minister Abd al-Mahdi announced his resignation at the end of last month, suspending his activities as Minister and del... -
A Shoutout to Kenyon College
It's been a bad few years for the free exchange of ideas on campuses around the country. Barely a day goes by where we don't read some story about students at elite institutions trying to silence one ano... -
The FBI's Firefox Exploit
The FBI may be hoarding a Firefox exploit. What does this mean? -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The cessation of hostilities in Syria is looking increasingly unstable. In what Reuters described as "the fiercest government assault in the area" since the cessation of hostilities began last month, the... -
Obama's Embrace of Bush's Preemption Doctrine
Following up on Ashley’s piece on Brian Egan’s good speech at the ASIL meeting last week, I have a piece at Time explaining that that Egan adopts the Bush administration’s controversial preemption doctri... -
Senators Kelly Ayotte and Mark Kirk Introduce Bills to Halt GTMO Transfers
Hot on the heels of another transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees—this time to Senagal—and amid news that nine more detainees are likely to be transferred in the next two weeks, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH...
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