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Today's Headlines and Commentary
ISIS has kidnapped scores of people from Assyrian Christian villages during raids in northeastern Syria. Reuters reports that, according to accounts by Syrian Christian activists, 150 people were kidnapp... -
Defense Counsel: 9/11 Case Halted, Pending Change in Judges' Assignment Rule
Wow. This just in from J. Connell III, an attorney for 9/11 defendant Ammar al-Baluchi: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, a military commissions judge ordered a halt to the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay because Depar... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #55: An Interview with Nuala O'Connor
In Episode 55 of the Cyberlaw Podcast, we revive This Week in NSA to explore the claim that GCHQ stole mass quantities of cell phone encryption keys. Meanwhile, Jason explains the complex political batt... -
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on "Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance"
The Senate panel, led by Chairman John Thune (R-SD), will discuss internet governance matters this morning at 10:00 a.m. -
"The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics," by Andrew Small
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Islamic State militants abducted some 70 to 100 Syrian Christians yesterday in a series of raids in Hassakeh province. -
Making Progress on the Encryption Debate
In a recent debate between NSA director Mike Rogers and Yahoo Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos, the topic of law-enforcement restricted access to encrypted communications once again came up... -
Live: Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon Take Questions on AUMF
At the top of the hour, Brookings Senior Fellows Benjamin Wittes and Michael O'Hanlon will host a live webcast to discuss the president's newly proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force agains... -
Expanding on the International vs. U.S. Surveillance Law Comparisons
Following my post from last week regarding how the debate over the Snowden disclosures has blurred the distinctions between national security surveillance authorities and consumer privacy law, Tim Edgar... -
The Tricky Issue of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN
I have written an essay for Hoover’s The Briefing series entitled The Tricky Issue of Severing US “Control” Over ICANN. Tomorrow the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee will have an i... -
The Real Story Behind Citizenfour's Oscar
Like a lot of Lawfare readers, we were pretty surprised by Citizenfour's triumph at the Oscars last night. It wasn't just that there was Glenn Greenwald, foe of all things mainstream, holding---of all th... -
Is China Reclaiming the Law of the Sea?
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative has released a special issue on land reclamation and development activities in the South China Sea. As part of its ongoing effort to promote transparency in mari...
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