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Standing, Grandstanding and NSA Surveillance
“I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you” best explains why it is difficult to provide meaningful redress for targets of intelligence surveillance. How can anyone challenge surveillance programs ... -
A Safe Harbor Briefing from Giovanni Buttarelli
Yesterday, DataGuidance and Sidley Austin LLP hosted a live Q&A wilth Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), to discuss the state of play following the European Court of Jus... -
John McCain and Mac Thornberry Discuss the NDAA at Brookings
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10/19 Session: Yesterday at Guantanamo: Once Again, Questions Abound While Answers Elude
The five detainees accused of orchestrating the September 11th attacks, including the plot’s alleged mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, were all present at yesterday’s proceedings in their ongoing milit... -
What if Assad Becomes Willing Now that Russia is Able?
Recent reports that Russia is using its military might to assist Syrian forces in defeating rebel groups trained by the United States have prompted concerns about the effectiveness of the United States’ ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syrian ground forces are currently flanked by Iranian and Hezbollah troops as they advance on Aleppo. -
DOJ’s “All-Tools” Approach to Cyber and National Security
Assistant Attorneys General John Carlin (National Security Division) and Leslie Caldwell (Criminal Division) spoke last week at Roger Williams’ Cybersecurity conference, outlining an innovative approach ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Violence continues in Israel as tensions rise throughout the region. -
The First Hoover Book Soiree: Joby Warrick and William McCants on "Understanding ISIS and its Dark Future"
A exciting new series of interviews with authors of new national security books begins on October 21. Please join us. -
Redress for NSA Surveillance: The Devil Is in the Details
For years, European officials have been asking for the United States to make available to citizens of the European Union some form of redress for privacy harms. To address this concern, one idea has been... -
This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
For the first time since February, proceedings in military commissions case United States v. Mohammad et al resumed this morning at Guantanamo Bay. -
Is China Already Cheating?
Just a few weeks ago, at a summit between Presidents Obama and Xi, the Chinese leader famously promised to end China's cyber economic espionage. Some, like me, saw this as an empty promise. Others, lik...
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