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The Lawfare Podcast: Apple v. FBI at the Wilson Center
This week on the Lawfare Podcast, the Wilson Center takes on the Apple v. FBI controversy in a panel entitled “Will They or Won’t They? Understanding the Encryption Debate.” -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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Why Does Apple Think Telegram is "Pernicious"?
Apple's general counsel sounds suspiciously like James Comey when he talks about a small messaging app that competes with his own product. -
U.S. Military Detention in Iraq: Just How Many ISIS Detainees So Far?
Just how many ISIS detainees have been in U.S. military custody over the past year? As I noted earlier this week, the first publicly-known instance arose last summer with the capture and detention of Um... -
Tiptoeing Closer to the Crime of Aggression
This week, El Salvador became the 124th member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). As it joined the court, the Salvadoran government also became the 28th country to ratify the Rome Statute amendme... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In the latest news out of North Korea, Kim Jong-un ordered his military to have its nuclear warheads deployed and ready to be launched at any moment. -
Election fallout: What Iran’s Vote Means for Hope and Change (and Washington)
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. -
The Surveillance State: Big Data, Freedom, and You
At the risk of slightly immodest behavior, I thought blog readers might be interested in knowing about the release of my new video course: "The Surveillance State: Big Data, Freedom, and You" from The Gr... -
Water Wars: With Tensions Simmering, ASEAN Foreign Ministers Weigh in on South China Sea
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Why the Supreme Court Doesn’t Need a National-Security Justice
Earlier this week, Shane Reeves and Winston Williams published a thoughtful call for a national-security lawyer to be appointed to the Supreme Court. I certainly have no interest in degrading the career ... -
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2270
On March 2, 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 2270, which expands the scope of existing sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Th... -
Rational Security: The "It's a Feature Not a Bug" Edition
A New York magistrate judge says the government can’t force Apple to help the FBI extract information from an iPhone. Forty percent of analysts at the U.S. military’s Central Command say the “integrity” ...
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