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Bitcoin as a National Security Hedge Fund
Nearly a year ago, Lawfare bought a bitcoin -- a piece of digital currency that exists only by virtue some rather complex and elegant mathematics but without the charecteristic of having been issued by a... -
An Answer to the Innocent Passage Mystery?
In yesterday’s post, we asked “What did the Navy do in the South China Sea?” That wasn’t a rhetorical question. The Department of Defense hadn’t yet clearly explained what the USS Lassen did during its... -
Water Wars: A Week of FON Fallout
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USG Confirmation of Some Elements of Recent OLC Posts
Josh Gerstein has a story that quotes USG officials who confirm some of the points I made in my two recent posts on OLC. -
United States v. Dreyer: Suppression of Evidence Not Needed to Deter Future Violations of the Posse Comitatus Act
In an en banc decision issued yesterday, the Ninth Circuit ruled that an NCIS agent’s use of a software query to search military and civilian computers throughout Washington state for child pornography v... -
Intern with Lawfare!
Lawfare is now accepting intern applications for spring 2016. For more information or to find out how to apply, see the job posting below. Spring 2016 Internship (with Academic Credit or External S... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syrian rebel and jihadist forces have captured a major town along the main highway connecting Aleppo and Hama. Since Moscow’s intervention in Syria, Syrian government forces have faced increasing resista... -
Government Bid to Shut Down Challenge To No Fly List Grounded
As memories of 9/11 continue to fade, courts are increasingly becoming bolder and more confident in asserting their oversight role over national security matters. Last week’s Sixth Circuit ruling in Mokd... -
The Triumph of the UK Surveillance State
The United Kingdom is a surveillance state, one far beyond the world envisioned by George Orwell. Between the GCHQ's efforts to bulk-record Internet traffic at the UK's borders, the modern data collected... -
Rational Security: The "Did You Miss Us?" Edition
We missed a week on Rational Security because Shane, Tamara, and I were all out of town last week. Did you miss us? This week, we talk about President Obama's decision to send 50 Special Forces members i... -
Hot Commodities: When the Lights Go Out in the City
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
A joint U.S.-Russia military exercise over Syria? Certainly not, says the Pentagon, disputing Russian claims that the two nations conducted just such an exercise.
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