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Welcome TechTank---A New Brookings Tech Policy Blog
Several of my Brookings colleagues have gotten together to start a new technology policy blog, appropriately entitled TechTank. -
Federalist Society Event on "The NSA, Security, Privacy, and Intelligence"
From last Monday, here is video of the Federalist Society's event, "The NSA, Security, Privacy, and Intelligence." Panel I: Foreign Intelligence Collection and the FISA Court Mr. Harley Geiger, Senior... -
Reflections on the Chatham House Autonomy Conference
Chatham House recently held a conference on autonomous military technologies, the focus of which was really the current debate regarding autonomous weapon systems. Kudos to Chatham House for leaning forw... -
The Crimean Crisis: Commentary on International Law Ramifications
As a service to Lawfare readers, we have compiled some other web commentary on the legal aspects of the crisis in Crimea. -
The Debate About the NSA Is Over
Well, not really. But you know that a trend is going against the NSA when the American Bar Association offers a course entitled, "The Ethical Implications of NSA Surveillance." According to the the ABA... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
All eyes remain locked on the Crimean Peninsula. On Sunday Russia sent an estimated 6,000 troops into the region, according to the New York Times, prompting President Obama to rally allies and embark on ... -
NATO to the Cyber-Defense?
As a follow up to my post of yesterday about cyber in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, here is another thought from Admiral (Ret.) James Stavridis, the former commander of NATO. In his view NATO should: Co... -
The Week That Will Be
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Russian Forces in Ukraine: A Sketch of the International Law Issues
Russian forces have seized control of Crimea and reportedly are digging trenches in the land bridge that connects Crimea with the rest of Ukraine. Is this a flagrant violation of international law regula... -
The Russian-Ukrainian Cyber Conflict
As the world watches the slow-motion catastrophe that is happening in Crimea and the Ukraine and wondering how it will all play out on the ground, many in the cyber community are asking a different quest... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The New Sectarianism
Addressing an American public skeptical of U.S. military intervention in Syria, President Barack Obama noted, “In that part of the world, there are ancient sectarian differences.” Indeed, religious confl... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #64: Brookings Event on the "State of the International Order"
Last Tuesday, a panel of Brookings foreign policy experts came together to discuss the "state of the international order." The event, and a companion Brookings report, focused on international coordinat...
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