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National Security Law Podcast: A Very Brady Episode
And we are back with more discussion and debate of the latest national security legal news! Tune in for cohosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney as they take up: -
An Op-Ed From the Future on Election Security
There have been many pieces, in Lawfare and elsewhere, about the weaknesses in America’s political and election systems. In my career as a security executive, I sometimes found it difficult to communicat... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Trump Derangement and the Trading with the Enemy Act
And we’re back with an episode that tries to pick out some of the events of August that will mean the most for technology law and policy this year. Dave Aitel opens, telling us that Cyber Command ga... -
Rational Security: The ''Surprised,' 'Stunned,' and 'Shocked'' Edition
A new inspector general report faults former FBI Director Jim Comey for how he handled memos about his meetings with Donald Trump. The CIA isn’t so sure about a White House plan to expand its presence in... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam agreed to withdraw legislation that would allow mainland China to extradite Hong Kong residents for trial, reports the New York Times. The legislation sparked three months of ... -
Sen. Hawley’s Bid to ‘Disrupt’ Big Tech
In recent months, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced three bills that would take a startlingly aggressive approach toward the technology industry: prohibiting gambling-like “loot boxes” in video ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Tuesday, the Chinese government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said that Beijing had the legal authority to declare a state of emergency in Hong Kong if protests in the city continue, the Wall S... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Tom Wheeler on the Need for Real Cybersecurity for 5G
5G telecommunications networks are beginning to be rolled out in the United States and around the world. We've heard a lot about the national security concerns posed by Chinese companies like Huawei gett... -
The Week That Will Be
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'Take the Land': Trump Promises Pardons for Law-Breaking
President Trump, in his zeal to complete a border wall before the next election, has reportedly told his staff to disregard the law—in this specific instance, to take private property without due process... -
A Cyber Command Operational Update: Clarifying the June 2019 Iran Operation
It turns out that U.S. Cyber Command’s June 2019 Iran operation may have been narrower—and more effective—than previously understood. -
Counterproductive Counterinsurgency: Is Mozambique Creating the Next Boko Haram?
Editor’s Note: Mozambique has a small terrorism problem, but the government’s response threatens to make it a big one. Hilary Matfess of Yale University and Alexander Noyes of RAND Corp. contend that Moz...
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