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Enigma Talk: The Golden Age of Bulk Surveillance
Lawfare readers may be interested in a recent talk I gave at Usenix's Enigma Conference, "The Golden Age of Bulk Surveillance." -
Rational Security, Episode #53: The "Snow-ver It" Edition
Tamara considers the Arab Spring five years later. What have we learned about the future of peace and stability in the region? Shane looks into who that mysterious fourth American hostage freed by Iran w... -
Taiwan President Ma’s “Unhelpful” Visit to the South China Sea
Yesterday, Taiwan’s outgoing president Ma Ying-jeou made a brief, but controversial visit to Itu Aba — also known as Taiping Island — in the South China Sea. -
Water Wars: American Angling Ahead of ASEAN Summit
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spent much of this week in Laos, Cambodia, and China in an effort to pressure Beijing to change course in the South China Sea. Returning to Washington on Wednesday, Sec... -
Dispatch #3: The Strange Sectarian Peace of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Not so very long ago, during Lebanon’s civil war, the way a person said the Arabic word for tomato was enough to get him or her killed. In at least one instance, Phalangists (Lebanese C... -
Will GTMO Detainees 'Vanish?' Ghanaian Opposition Leaders Threatens New Transfers
The Guantanamo Bay diaspora, on a per capita basis, may be the most widespread in the world. Indeed, as the Obama administration makes a final push towards emptying the detention facility, the number of ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Reuters reports that Syrian opposition forces will not attend the Geneva peace meeting unless the United Nations responds to their demands to halt attacks on civilian areas. Although invitations for the ... -
Happy Data Privacy Day: On the Essential Link between Data Processing and Security
Today is Data Privacy Day, an annual event in which I am — rather proudly — personally invested. Data Privacy Day began with a conversation at my dinner table eight years ago, when Leonardo Cervera Navas... -
What Now for the Golan Heights?
During highly-secret negotiations in 2010, Israel offered Syria a land-for-peace proposal. Under the terms, Israel agreed to return the Golan Heights in exchange for specific security guarantees, includi... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In preparation for the upcoming peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups, set to begin Friday, the United Nations’ special envoy to Syria issued formal invitations for the discussi... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #98: An Interview with Melanie Teplinsky
If there really is another crypto war in Washington, then this week’s podcast features several war correspondents and at least one victim of PTSD. -
The Future of Violence is Now: "Hostile Use of Drones"
This is interesting for folks interested in The Future of Violence—a new report on "Hostile Drones: The Hostile Use of Drones By Non-State Actors Against British Targets." Published by something called t...
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