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We Watched the State of the Union So You Don't Have To
We watched the State of the Union so you don’t have to. With an eye towards the national security sections of the speech, we’ve selected the parts we think are most relevant to Lawfare readers, organizi... -
CISA in Context: The Voluntary Sharing Model and that "Other" Portal
This installment, let’s examine the following questions: -
Jihadology Podcast: The Malian Jihadi Landscape
Andrew Lebovich comes on the show to discuss the various jihadi groups that have been active in Mali over the past few years. Some of the topics covered include: -
Going Dark, Hacking Back, Botnet Takedowns, and More: The Strauss Center's Feb. 4-6 Cybersecurity Conference
I'm very excited to announce that the Strauss Center at UT-Austin is launching a new education-and-research program we are calling "Integrated Cybersecurity Studies," and that we are marking the occasion... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
This morning, a suicide bomber killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others in Istanbul’s historic district in an attack the Turkish government has attributed to ISIS. The 10 people murdered in the at... -
Feckless OPM
I expected to hear from OPM after the data breach because it directed at least two of my background checks for security clearances while I was in government. Many acquaintances received notices. But I ... -
Estonian Digital Residency Update II
In reference to my application for digital residency in Estonia, I received the following email last week: -
Amending the Uniform Code of Military Justice to Mirror Civilian Courts
After a nearly two-year long process, the Department of Defense has drafted a legislative proposal to reform the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). At the end of December, the DoD forwarded its pro... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today marks the fourteenth anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. -
New Harvard Law Review Feature on Intelligence Oversight
Harvard Law Review has published a new issue, now available online, which includes a feature article and several responses concerning the role of the President and National Security Council in overseeing... -
CISA in Context: Privacy Protections and the Portal
When CISA passed the Senate back in October, many commentators warned of the panoply of ways in which a hypothetical DHS information-sharing portal would function to allow companies to collect and then f... -
Abstention in Nashiri: The Government Responds
With the ruling in Al Bahlul IV still outstanding, the D.C. Circuit is set to hear argument next month on the military commission trial – yet to take place – of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the Guantánamo de...
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