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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released its annual report on the protection of civilians in the conflict in Afghanistan. -
Ryan Goodman in Slate on Kill or Capture
Ryan Goodman follows up his EJIL draft with a briefer and more pointed version of the argument in Slate. -
Guantanamo Humor Gone Awry
From Stars and Stripes: If “Guantanamo Prisoners to Receive GI Bill Benefits” sounds like a joke… that’s because it is. -
Mandiant Report on "APT1"
Paul and Ritika have already linked to the Mandiant report yesterday on the Chinese People's Liberation Army cyber espionage group known as Unit 61398. It's a very impressive document. Here is the execu... -
What's the Deal With the New York Times and Really Bad Drone Humor?
As the co-creator of the Lawfare Drone Smackdown and the publisher (though not the baker) of this drone strike cake, I should perhaps check myself before cringing at other people's drone humor. But I can... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Lots going on after the long weekend. Let’s begin with the big, bad Chinese. -
China is Cyber Guilty
Apropos of our discussion last week about "Taming the Cyber Dragon" today's New York Times has an extensive report on how China's army is directly linked to hacking inside the United States. For those w... -
Readings: Autonomous Weapon Systems Links Post Updated
Back on December 11, 2012, I posted a special Readings page of links to articles, reports and other materials on autonomous weapon systems and their regulation. It is updated periodically; I've just add... -
Cyber in the Heart of Darkness
One of the most notable challenges in dealing with cybersecurity is the difficulty of adequately conveying the scope and size of cyberspace. It's easy to say that there are nearly 2.5 billion internet u... -
Emptywheel Side-by-Side of Holder Speech and White Paper
Over at the emptywheel blog, Ms. Wheel (aka Marcy Wheeler) has done a handy side-by-side of Attorney General Holder's Northwestern speech and the leaked White Paper. -
Carrie Cordero on FISA Court Lessons for a "Drone Court"
Carrie Cordero, Georgetown’s Director of National Security Studies and a former Justice Department national security official, writes in with the following thoughts on the FISA Court and its lessons for ... -
Observations About Targeting and Congressional Intelligence Oversight
The recent controversy about the Justice Department White Paper and the closely related Senate confirmation hearings for CIA director-nominee John Brennan have raised the profile of congressional intelli...
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