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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Pentagon intends to deploy “a targeting force of elite U.S. special operations troops into northern Iraq” in order to gather intelligence and target ISIS leaders, the Daily Beast reports. -
Updating ECPA -- The Email Privacy Act
The House Judiciary Committee had a hearing yesterday on HR 699, the Email Privacy Act. The bill, which has more than 300 co-sponsors in the House (!) would update the Stored Communications Act to app... -
Al Bahlul En Banc Oral Argument
Audio of the D.C. Circuit's en banc oral argument in Al Bahlul is available here. I haven't listened to it yet. I'll offer thoughts after I do. -
Trucker’s Hitch: Targeting ISIL Oil Transport Trucks and the Need for Advanced Warnings
In this comment, I would like to offer some thoughts in response to Butch Bracknell’s recent post on the targeting of ISIL oil transport trucks by the US in eastern Syria. -
UK's Parliament Debates What the UN Security Council Said
The UK Parliament is in the midst of a tumultuous debate over whether British forces should participate in airstrikes on Syrian territory. Thus far, the debate has featured frequent calls for Prime Minis... -
Reminder: Today's Hoover Book Soiree, Edward Lucas on "Cyberphobia"
The third in our series of our book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take this evening at 5:00 pm, when I interview Edward Lucas of the Economist about his new book, Cyberphobia... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #91: An Interview with Jason Healey
Is the internet really worth it? Our guest for episode 91, Jason Healey of the Atlantic Council and Columbia University, recaps a study finding that, even with a worst-case Clockwork Orange Internet, th... -
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:
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