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How Long Will Unbreakable Commercial Encryption Last?
Most people who follow the debate over unbreakable, end-to-end encryption think that it’s more or less over. Silicon Valley has been committed to offering such encryption since at least the Snowden revel... -
New Filings in President Trump’s Lawsuit against Manhattan District Attorney
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York released a series of documents revealing that President Trump is suing both Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and the accounting fi... -
Rules and Norms in the Trump Presidency: The Risks and Rewards of ‘Playing It Straight’ on the Inside
James Comey famously does things his own way, and the Department of Justice inspector general has not approved. Having criticized the former FBI director’s handling of the Clinton email investigation, th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post reported Wednesday evening that the intelligence community’s whistleblower complaint involved President Trump making a “promise” to a foreign leader over the phone, according to two f... -
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Letters to Congressional Intelligence Committees
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The National Security Law Podcast: This Podcast Needs a Reboot!
And we’re back, with a lot of news to cover! Tune in for discussion and (respectful) debate with our cohosts, Professors Vladeck and Chesney, as the review: -
Water Wars: Increased U.S. Focus on the Indo-Pacific
From Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, the United States conducted its first-ever joint naval exercise with all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX)... -
Rational Security: The 'WhistleSTOP' Edition
The Director of National Intelligence refuses to tell Congress about a whistleblower allegation that may involve President Trump. Israelis go to the polls as Benjamin Netanyahu fights to maintain power. ... -
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Responds to the House Intelligence Committee
General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jason Klitenic, released two responses to letters from House Permanent Special Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Committee ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump announced via Twitter this morning that he had “just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!" Trump’s comments come days after... -
Verified Accountability: Self-Regulation of Content Moderation as an Answer to the Special Problems of Speech Regulation
The “techlash” of the past few years represents a moment of quasi-constitutional upheaval for the internet. The way a few private companies have been “governing” large parts of the digital world has suff... -
Livestream: The House Judiciary Committee Holds a Hearing on FISA Oversight
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on "Oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The hearing will feature testimony from Brad Wiegmann, Deputy Ass...
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