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EU To US: Let Us In Now!
There’s diplomacy and then there is chutzpah. I have to think that the latest move by the European Union on the visa front is closer to the later than to the former. The EU has demanded that, within si... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #62: Benjamin Wittes and Conor Friedersdorf Debate the Ethics of Drones
Last November, the University of Richmond invited Ben and Conor Friedersdorf to participate in a debate on the ethics of drone warfare. Conor is a familiar voice in the anti-drone camp, as those who have... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As this past week began, Ben expressed some exasperation with Angela Merkel and State Department officials for whining like a “bunch of babies” in their responses to the release of an undiplomatic phone ... -
Our Recent Cybersecurity Problems---and an Appeal for Reader Help
I am writing both to update readers on the attacks on Lawfare that took place this week and to make a frank fundraising appeal for reader help in addressing them. As readers know, we have been hit since... -
Bruce Schneier on NSA v. Private Meta-Data Storage
In December I said this about the Presidential Review Group’s recommendation to transfer meta-data from NSA to private control: “I understand the Report’s concerns about the storage of bulk meta-data by ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, Ritika and Yishai told you about the NSA memo that reveals that Edward Snowden used the login information of a civilian employee of the NSA to gain access to classified documents. -
Intelligence Squared Debate: "Snowden Was Justified"
The ACLU's Ben Wizner and Daniel Ellsberg vs. former CIA Director James Woolsey and Andrew McCarthy: Snowden Was Justified from Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates on FORA.tv -
Radiolab on the History of the Glomar Response
This is one of the coolest half hours of national security radio I have heard in a long time. The excellent public radio show Radiolab---and reporter Julia Barton---have put together the story of where t... -
No “No Spy” Agreements?
President Obama on Tuesday affirmatively stated that the United States does not have any “no spy” agreements with other countries. Many journalists, scholars, and foreign officials have been laboring un... -
Spinning the IMF Report on Iran Sanctions
I am amused today by these two headlines about the IMF's just-released assessment of Iran's economy and the effects of remaining sanctions: the New York Times reports that I.M.F. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
NBC News obtained a National Security Agency memo that reveals that a civilian employee of the NSA gave one Edward Snowden his login information and password, which Snowden then used to access classified... -
Reader Hivemind Request for Input on Cyber Attacks
Our cyber attack this morning was a bit more serious than ones we have experienced in the past. And at least one reader reports persistent effects up until now. Please shoot me a note if you're noticing ...
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