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Let’s begin with all things Edward Snowden. The self-identified source of the NSA leaks explains his motives in this interview with the Guardian. -
Sunsetting the AUMF: Rep. Schiff's Proposal
Pardon the interruption from all-things-surveillance, but pursuant to our back and forth with Bobby, Jack, Matt, and Ben on the merits of a new AUMF, Representative Adam Schiff, a senior member of the Ho... -
A Tale of Two NSA Leaks
The New Republic has just published an essay we wrote over the weekend on the late unpleasantness involving surveillance. It opens: Former NSA contractor Edwards Snowden sure does know how to change the... -
DNI Statement on "Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act"
The following statement was issued by the DNI on Saturday: DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, DC 20511 June 8, 2013 Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Se -
Ben Emmerson Statement on Visit to Washington
Ben Emmerson, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, issued the following statement on Friday following a visit t... -
The Washington Post on Prism
I had some hesitancy writing this blog since so many of the writers at the Post are acquaintances. But it really must be said. By now, readers are familiar with the Post's story on the NSA Prism progra... -
The Guardian Reveals Its Source: NSA Contractor Edward Snowden, Currently in...China
You can't make this stuff up. The Guardian has revealed its source to be NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who (not surprisingly) appears to be a fierce advocate of online freedom and privacy and who (perh... -
Cultivating the Future Cyberspace Operations Workforce
This memorandum from the Secretary of Defense, came across my screen the other day. It will give the reader some insight into how DoD is trying to build its cyber capabilities. MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIE... -
"Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History," by John Fabian Witt
Published by Free Press (2012) Reviewed by Stephen C. Neff -
"Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History," by John Fabian Witt
Published by Free Press (2012) Reviewed by Amy J. Sennett -
Two Reviews of John Fabian Witt, Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History
The Lawfare Book Review is pleased to announce that this weekend, we are publishing not one but two reviews of John Fabian Witt, Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History (Free Press 2012; the ... -
Fighting over Legal Process in the SoftBank-Sprint Deal
Last week, the inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) approved Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank's purchase of a 70% interest in Sprint-Nextel.
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