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Two Debates on Iran
As Congress begins its consideration of the Iran deal, the public debate has become increasingly frustrating. Or more precisely, what is so frustrating is that two distinct debates have thus far been hop... -
Saudi-Israeli Diplomacy After the Iran Deal?
If Twitter is to be believed, the Iranian nuclear deal is already creating waves in the Middle East and upending old regional axes. Earlier today, Jacky Hugi, the Middle East editor for Israel’s Army Rad... -
Videos from the Aspen Security Forum
If, like me, you were not invited to this year's Aspen Security Forum, you're probably thinking right now, "Gee, I wish someone would post all the videos of the great events I'm not getting to attend." ... -
Throwback Thursday: The Lieber Code
Introduction “The law of war is of fundamental importance to the Armed Forces of the United States.” -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
This morning, Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Hill to make the case for the Iran deal before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, testifying alongside Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Energ... -
Jihadology Podcast: The Emergence of the Islamic State in AfPak with Don Rassler (Part 2)
This episode features part 2 of Aaron’s conversation with Don Rassler. If you haven’t heard part 1 you can find it here. This two part series is based on Don’s article, “Situating the Emergence of the Is... -
Federal Priorities and Cybersecurity
A recent New York Times article on the cybersecurity posture of the U.S. government (U.S. vs. Hackers: Still Lopsided Despite Years of Warnings and a Recent Push) had the following paragraph: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The tension was palpable in a meeting yesterday between U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two discussed the Iran Deal, and ways to contain the Isl... -
This Week's Motions Hearing in Al Hadi
A programming note from Lawfare HQ: for the rest of this week, Lawfare unfortunately won't be almost-live-blogging pre-trial motions litigation in the military commissions case of United States v. Abd al... -
Posthumous video from AQAP's leader Nasir al-Wihayshi: "About Understanding the Implementation of Islamic Law"
Click here for the original content. -- In the Name of Allah, and peace and blessing be upon the Prophet, and his family and companions. -
Civil Liability for End-to-End Encryption: Threat or Fantasy? Part I
Last week, one of us noted Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s question to Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates asking whether the manufacturers of encrypted devices might be liable civilly if FBI Director James... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #76: An Interview with Peter Swire and Annie Anton
Episode 76 of the podcast features the power couple of privacy and cybersecurity, Peter Swire and Annie Antón, both professors at Georgia Institute of Technology. I question them on topics from the USA F...
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