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New CFR Report on "Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet"
The Council on Foreign Relations has just released a new Task Force Report on Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet. The Task Force was co-chaired by former DNI John Negroponte and f... -
U.S. Government Talking Points on the Leaked FISA Court Order
Over at The Week, Marc Ambinder shares the following from a senior government official regarding the leaked FISA Court order for Verizon. -
What Conceivable Statement of Facts Could Have Produced this Order?
[See below for an important correction to this post] I confess myself at a bit of a loss to understand the FISA Court order that Steve discussed earlier and that Glenn Greenwald disclosed at the Guardian. -
The Verizon/Section 215 Order and the <em>Clapper</em> Mindset
This story from Glenn Greenwald is pretty alarming--but it pales in comparison to the FISA Court's order itself, a copy of which is posted on the Guardian's website. -
The Onion's "9 MUST-FOLLOW Al-Qaeda Leaders On Twitter"
I haven't given you all a Moment of Zen in oh-so-long, but fear not dear readers, I haven't abandoned you in your thirst for national security snark. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Today’s lead story is that National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is stepping down---and Susan Rice is taking his place---in one of President Obama’s more defiant gestures to Congress in recent memory. Sa... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #33: An Address by Rached Ghannouchi
On May 31, 2013, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted Rached Ghannouchi, co-founder and president of Tunisia's Islamist ruling party, Al Nahda, for an address on th... -
How Hard is the White House Trying to Close GTMO?
President Obama and his team pledged in 2009 to work hard with Congress to close GTMO. There appeared to be little White House follow-up for the next four years, however. And indeed, the administration... -
Oral Argument Audio in Hamad and Al-Nashiri Civil Cases
On Monday, the Ninth Circuit heard argument in Hamad v. Gates and Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald, two civil cases involving Guantanamo. -
HASC Chairman's Mark of the 2014 NDAA
Apropos of Jack's post: here's the Chairman's mark of the National Defense Authorization bill for 2014. Among many, many other things, the draft legislation requires the Secretary of Defense to notify c... -
Consensus on First Steps For AUMF Reform?
One point of common ground in the debate at Lawfare over the continued viability of the AUMF (at least among Bobby and Matthew, Jen and Steve, and me – not sure about Ben) is that Congress should engage ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The House is taking a crack at revising post-9/11 counterterrorism legislation. One proposal would mandate information sharing with Congress for kill/capture operations.
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