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John Villasenor on Driverless Cars and Liability
Wells and I and our Brookings colleague John Villasenor have begun a paper series of civilian robotics. Some of it is a little beyond normal Lawfare fare, but some of it will be in the heartland. The fir... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
After 46 people died last Friday in riots across east Ukraine, and pro-Russian demonstrators stormed Odessa police headquarters on Sunday to free 67 people detained after rioting, Ukraine has sent an eli... -
At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy: Some Basic Concepts and Issues
The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Academies is pleased to announce the release of a report entitled At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy: Some Basic Conc... -
Is the NSA Story Coming to an End?
Stewart Baker began this week's Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast---which always opens with the week's NSA news---by noting that there was virtually no NSA news this week. That which did exist, moreover, was not ... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Could Energy Sanctions on Russia Work?
Editor’s Note: Sanctions seem to hit the sweet spot for policymakers when considering options for U.S. foreign intervention: unlike military force, sanctions don’t risk American lives and don’t feed the ... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #73: Cmd. Mike Adams Talks Jus Extra Bellum
I was at the U.S. Pacific Command’s 27th annual MILOPS conference much of the week. -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let's begin with the White House’s recent release of its highly anticipated Big Data report: Ben noted the release of the report, and Paul gave us some of his reactions. -
Filings from Al-Nashiri's Habeas Challenge in the D.C. District Court
You've likely heard: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Guantanamo detainee facing capital military commission charges, last month mounted a new habeas challenge in the district court for D.C. -
The President's Big Data Report -- Some Hat; Some Cattle
The Administration has released its long-awaited, review of Big Data -- a report from the Executive Office of the President on the phenomenon of large-scale data collection and analysis. The review was ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the White House released the highly anticipated report of the Big Data and Privacy Working Group. An overview of the report explains that the report---which, in part, considers how the collect... -
"The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014," by Carlotta Gall
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014) Reviewed by Bruce Riedel
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