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NRC Report on Electricity Grid Vulnerability
The NRC has issued a Report on vulnerability in the U.S. electric power delivery system. (A downloadable copy can be found here.) I have only skimmed the Report, but it covers vulnerabilities not only f... -
A Presidential Cyber LOAC Directive
While the Senate was making a feint at legislation yesterday, far more significant cyber news was disclosed. According to the Washington Post President Obama has signed a new Presidential Policy Directi... -
Here Comes the Cyberecurity EO
As I noted, yesterday the Senate returned, briefly to consideration of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. The rather half-hearted effort (I think that's a fair characterization) ended as was inevitable -- i... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #22: Stephen Tankel on Pakistan, the Endgame in Afghanistan, and LeT
This is the latest piece in the interview series I have done over the last few months with terrorism and regional experts about non-legal issues of pertinence to Lawfare readers. -
Reflections on Jack and Trevor's Weekend Exchange
I spent a flight out to Minnesota yesterday reflecting on Jack's and Trevor's discussion over the weekend of Obama's first term, his coming second term, the Bush administration, and the now-will-never-be... -
John McLaughlin on Morphing Terrorist Threats
John McLaughlin, who was Deputy Director of the CIA from 2000-2004, has a nice essay in FP on how the patterns of terrorism we face today differ from the ones that prevailed in the years after 9/11. Man... -
A Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Today the DOJ and SEC released a joint Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. One difficulty with complying with the sometimes-maddeningly-indeterminate FCPA is that there are very few jud... -
Amicus Brief Filed in Hedges by Senators McCain, Graham, and Ayotte
Attorneys for Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte---all members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services---have filed an amicus brief in support of the government in Hedges v. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Reuters informs us that Ayman al-Zawahri has released a document describing Al Qaeda’s desire to establish an Islamic caliphate and instructing Muslims to live according to Sharia law. Khalid Aldawsari,... -
Cybersecurity, Christmas Trees, and the Grinch
As I noted yesterday, Senator Reid has announced that the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will return to the floor for consideration sometime before Thanksgiving (possibly as early as tomorrow). According to... -
Updated Schedule in the 9/11 Case
In October, when our most recent motions hearing concluded in United States v. -
You Decide Whether or Not to Attack Iran
I'm not really an Iran person, and I don't have strong feelings about the right or wrong way to handle the Iranian nuclear program. But I nonetheless enjoyed---and found rather informative---this Truman ...
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