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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reports that UN-sponsored talks over a ceasefire in Yemen have “hit a roadblock,” with the Houthi delegation unwilling to engage with the Yemeni government in exile. The delegatio... -
Rational Security, the "Am I an Iranian Agent?" Edition
It isn't every day that Iranian spies try to recruit you, so it's a special edition of Rational Security, one in which a front group for the Iranian intelligence services make a play for Shane Harris. If... -
The Functional Case Against Military Commission Trials of "Domestic" Offenses
As I explained on Sunday, one way to understand the diffference between the majority and dissenting opinions in last Friday's D.C. Circuit decision in al Bahlul v. United States is as reflecting two diff... -
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. ...
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