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Letter of Former National Security Officials on Refugees
Earlier I wrote a short primer on refugee law for those who follow this blog. It seems worthwhile to follow up with the news that yesterday several former national security officials sent a letter to Se... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As proof of the dramatic impact the Paris attacks have had in Europe, the German cabinet has approved plans to contribute forces to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria. With the parliament expec... -
Maybe Those Chinese Cyber Espionage Indictments Weren't So Dumb
A few weeks ago, I took note of the comments of China-cybersecurity expert James Lewis to the effect that those much-derided US indictments of PLA hackers had actually had a big impact of Chinese cyber-s... -
Amici Curiae for FISC Announced
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has released the names of the first five Amici Curiae that will serve the Court as part of reforms enacted under the USA Freedom Act. The list, effective Novem... -
Jihadology Podcast: The History, Legacy, and Relevance of Algerian Jihadism Today
Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck comes on the show to talk about jihadism in Algeria. Some of the topics covered include: -
New Foreign Relations Law Supplement
Here is the December 2015 supplement for my casebook with Curtis Bradley, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials, (5th ed. 2014). -
Territoriality and the Cloud
I have an op-ed in tomorrow’s New York Times explaining why I think we’re at a critical moment in the regulation of the global Internet. States are increasingly asserting territorial control over the In... -
President Obama's NDAA Signing Statement on Guantanamo
On Wednesday, November 25th, President Barack Obama signed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act into law. In addition to the added and renewed restrictions (sections 1031 and 1032) on the presid... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Fallout from Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet last Tuesday continues. -
Ten Good Reasons to Support Lawfare in Your End-of-Year Giving
Here are ten good reasons you should not forget to include Lawfare in your end-of-year giving plans: Lawfare is far less irritating about asking you for money than your local NPR affiliate. The... -
NSA Ends Bulk Collection of Telephony Metadata under Section 215
On midnight of November 29th, the NSA stopped its bulk collection of telephony metadata once authorized under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. Under the USA Freedom Act, which Congress passed in June,... -
Is Israel Going Dark?
Today's fascinating piece by Matthew Waxman and Doron Hindin, "How Does Israel Regulate Encryption?," raises a number of questions in my mind, two of which I put out to readers by way of soliciting infor...
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