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Georgetown Law Event on "Legal and Ethical Implications of Autonomous Weapons"
On Thursday, I participated in a particularly good discussion at Georgetown University Law Center on "Legal and Ethical Implications of Autonomous Weapons." Hosted by the school's National Security Law S... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
North Korea's social media accounts were hacked yesterday by Anonymous, not that any of that country’s citizens would know about it. -
Great Minds Think Alike -- Cyber Liaiblity
On the "unusual coincidence" scale this one is pretty high. Just days after I post a short blog about the idea of changing liability rules for private sector actors in cyberspace, the New York Times pub... -
Thinking About Cybersecurity -- A Video Course
I hope you will forgive me a bit of self-congratulation. Today, The Great Courses released a video course that I did for them entitled Thinking about Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Cyber Warfare. ... -
Congratulations to Trevor Morrison
Lawfare's Trevor Morrison has been appointed the next dean of NYU Law School. NYU is gaining in Trevor one of the very best scholars, teachers, colleagues, and leaders I know. Congratulations, Trevor! -
A Guide to Appellate and Collateral Review Under the Military Commissions Acts
As the recent decisions by the Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) in the Guantánamo military commission ACLU/media access cases suggests, there are a host of complicated and heretofore unresolved... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Bad news from Farah, Afghanistan, where a deadly insurgent attack killed at least 44 and wounded more than 100. Nine Taliban fighters dressed as Afghan soldiers stormed a government compound, and a firef... -
21st Annual National Security Law Institute (UVA, June 2-14)
Every year I try to draw particular attention to this terrific event, and for good reason: it is a wonderful occasion to take a deep dive into an array of topics that will interest any member of the lis... -
Jess Bravin on Jonathan Fredman
Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal, the author of the recent book, The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay, has posted the following statement on the Facebook page associated with his new ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Seven years of negotiations yesterday came to a close, when the U.N. -
Building a Cyber Liability System
Those who follow the blog will know that I am skeptical of the government's ability to construct a regulatory system for enhancing cybersecurity standards. I am often asked, however: "well, then what do... -
Brian Foster on Fredman and Latif
Brian Foster of Covington & Burling, who represents several Guantanamo detainees, writes in with the following comments on my defense of CIA lawyer Jonathan Fredman---and the case of his former client, A...
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