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Jihadology: Emergency Pod: Caucusus Jihadis in Disarray with Joanna Paraszczuk (June 16, 2015)
Welcome to an emergency Jihadology Podcast about the fluid situation amongst Caucasus jihadis in Syria and back at home. -
Why the Privacy Community Focuses Where it Does
I'm a little surprised by my colleague Ben's comments on the privacy community and its focus on NSA rather than China. I think he knows the answer to the question he's raising, and he's just doing a rhet... -
Do the Russians and Chinese Have the Snowden Documents?
On Wired I wrote about the anonymous and fact-free London Times story about the Russians and Chinese decrypting Snowden's archives. My verdict: these countries, and others, almost certainly have the enti... -
ISIS Captures: What’s the End-Game?
Last week, Nathalie and I wrote about the international law questions U.S. executive officials were likely considering while contemplating the continued detention and ultimate fate of the sole known ISIS... -
Omar al Bashir has left the Building (and the Country)
The international criminal law world was abuzz the last two days over the possibility that the President of Sudan, Omar al Bashir, might actually be arrested in South Africa on International Criminal Cou... -
The Middle East Ticker
Video message from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirms leader killed in US drone strike: The commander, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, was not just the leader of AQAP since 2002 but also more recently, the ov... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Last week, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drone strike killed al Qaeda’s second in command, Nasir al-Wuhayshi. The militant organization released a video yesterday, confirming al-Wuhayshi’s death. A... -
An Overview of the DC Circuit’s Opinion in <em>Al Bahlul v. United States</em>
On June 12, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit handed down its decision in the most recent iteration of Al Bahlul v. United States, vacating defendant Ali Hamza Suliman al Bahlul’s conviction for in... -
Is the Privacy Community Focused on the Wrong Government?
A giant government surveillance program has scooped up sensitive personal information on literally millions of Americans. The spying almost certainly includes the creation of digital dossiers on people. ... -
Cyber Operations and the New Defense Department Law of War Manual: Initial Impressions
With headlines in the aftermath of the OPM hack asking if it was a “cyber 9/11” or an “act of war,” and Lawfare’s own Jack Goldsmith’s questioning the apparent -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A U.S. airstrike in Libya conducted Sunday may have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a former al Qaeda leader responsible for the 2013 seizure of an Algerian gas plant that resulted in the deaths of 38 hostages. -
Magna Carta, Due Process, and the Prohibition against Arbitrary Imprisonment or Killing
Eight hundred years ago today, English barons obliged King John to sign Magna Carta. In honor of the anniversary, I thought I might share a brief passage on the subject from my book manuscript (I'm in t...
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