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John Carlin's Speech at Brookings on "Defending Our Nation by Prosecuting State-Sponsored Cyber Theft"
Watch the event with Assistant Attorney General John Carlin here: And here are his remarks as prepared for delivery:Defending Our Nation by Prosecuting State-Sponsored Cyber Theft...
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New Trial Date Set for February 2015 in Al-Nashiri
This marks the most significant among many dates set by the Second Amended Scheduling Order, in the military commission case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. The ruling was issued on May 9 (and in respon... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Obama has sent 80 U.S. troops to Chad to help the Nigerian government locate the 200 kidnapped schoolgirls. -
Article II in the Spotlight at Wednesday's AUMF Hearing before SFRC
Wednesday’s AUMF hearing underscored a point that I develop at some length in my paper Postwar: repeal of the AUMF would not require, as a legal matter, that the government forgo the use of lethal force ... -
More on the Administration's AUMF Strategy
A friend who is familiar with Obama administration thinking responds to my post on yesterday’s AUMF hearing: The administration’s focus is not on ending the war, but on ensuring that future presidents do... -
Revised Counterinsurgency Field Manual
The revised COIN Field manual is available here. I have not read it but Small Wars Journal has critical commentary by Charles Dunlap, Bing West, Adam Elkus, and -
"Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific," by Robert D. Kaplan
Published by Random House (2014) Reviewed by Ali Wyne -
Reactions to Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the AUMF
There is much to say about today’s hearing on the AUMF, and I am sure my colleagues will weigh in with much more. But I have two quick reactions for now. First, I suggest reading two recent Eli Lake ar... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #20: An Interview with Shane Harris
For the first time, we begin the podcast not with NSA on the defensive, but with breaking news of an American counterattack on Chinese cyberspying---the indictment of several PLA members for breaking int... -
Read Out on Today's GTMO Hunger Strike Hearing
Last week, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler entered a temporary restraining order in a habeas case filed by Guantanamo detainee Jihad Dhiab. Among other things, and most interestingly, her ruling tempo... -
So What's in that FISA Reform Bill Anyway?
Over at the New York Times, Charlie Savage has a good story about civil libertarian irritation over the latest version of the "USA FREEDOM Act," H.R. 3361---which he has also posted. -
Live: Senate Hearing on the AUMF
As Bobby noted earlier, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing entitled: "Authorization For Use Of Military Force After Iraq And Afghanistan."
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