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Hasan Dindjer Takes a Look at the Parliamentary Legal Advice on GCHQ Surveillance
I met Hasan Dindjer last spring when Ken and I participated in a debate at the Oxford Union on drones. I normally pride myself on being the worst-dressed person in the room, but I was done up in an uncha... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: The (Many) Hurdles to U.S. Stabilization Operations
Editor’s Note: The United States has repeatedly intervened to stabilize conflicts and build state capacity in the developing world. Most attention focuses on the desirability of military intervention an... -
Readings: "Using Force on Land to Suppress Piracy at Sea," by Steven R. Obert
Although piracy in the Indian Ocean by Somali pirates is sharply down in the last year or two, threats remain and an increase in attacks is far from impossible. After all, little has been done to disrup... -
Today's Cyber Attack on Lawfare
Y'all might have noticed: Lawfare was inaccessible, in an on-again, off-again fashion, for a good part of the day. We asked our hosting service, Blue Water Media, to resolve the problem and report back t... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #60: Wherein We Talk to DNI General Counsel Robert Litt
Robert Litt, the general counsel to the director of national intelligence, has emerged as one of the administration's point men on response to the Snowden revelations, the defense of the intelligence com... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
After weeks dominated by talk of surveillance reform, Lawfare is slowly returning to its usual eclectic self. Wells flagged Guantanamo detainee Al Rahabi’s hearing with the Periodic Review Board. -
A Snag in the Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons?
After months of good news, the mission to wipe out Syria’s chemical arsenal may have run into trouble. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is charged with ensuring disp... -
Rick H. Ledgett Jr. Named Deputy Director of the NSA
That's the word from the NSA/CSS. From today's release: GEN Keith Alexander – Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, NSA/Chief, CSS – is pleased to announce that Richard "Rick" Ledgett is now the 15th ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Ritika relayed yesterday, Navy Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers has been tapped to be President Obama’s nominee to head up the U.S. Cyber Command and to serve as the next Director of the NSA. Obama’s no... -
Where Is Eric Holder?
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Vice Adm. Mike Rogers to Head NSA
Vice Admiral Michael Rogers will succeed Gen. Keith Alexander as the director of the National Security Agency, reports the New York Times: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is set to announce that ... -
DOJ to Seek Death Penalty Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for Boston Marathon Bombings
The DOJ has just announced it will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings. Here's the notice the government filed today in feder...
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