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The Potential Trouble With Nominating a DNI From Trump’s Central Casting
The nomination-by-tweet of Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas as director of national intelligence (DNI) to replace outgoing DNI Dan Coats has drawn rapid and harsh condemnation from many political ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ambassador Doug Silliman on the State of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
Few nations have a history with the United States that is as complicated as that of the Republic of Iraq. Today, several factors, including the Trump administration's campaign of maximum pressure against... -
Jettisoning Arms Control Endangers America’s Edge in Great-power Politics
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Will Silicon Valley Have to Choose Between End-to-End Crypto and Shutting Down Speech it Hates?
Our guests this week are Paul Scharre from the Center for a New American Security and Greg Allen from the Defense Department’s newly formed Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Paul and Greg have a lot... -
Barr Limits Asylum Claims Based on Family Ties
On July 29, Attorney General William Barr overruled a Board of Immigration Appeals decision, writing that most nuclear families do not qualify as “particular social groups” for the purposes of the Immigr... -
The Week That Will Be
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Dan Coates will step down as director of national intelligence (DNI) on August 15, President Trump announced in a tweet, CNN reports.Coates’ resignation letter is available here. Republican Rep. John Rat... -
Impeachment Proceedings and the Congressional Oath
Democrats had harsh words for the president during Robert Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 24. -
Incendiary Balloons: A National Security Lawyer’s Witness to War Crimes
Since the beginning of May 2019, violence has increased between Israel and militants in Gaza. -
Who Will Be the Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Aug. 15?
Can the president appoint whomever he wishes to serve as acting director of national intelligence (DNI) during the period between the resignation of Dan Coats (effective Aug. 15) and Senate confirmation ... -
Frankenstein at 200
Review of Mary Shelley, “'Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds,’ ed. David H. Guston, Ed Finn, and Jason Scott Robert.” (MIT Press, 2018) *** -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jonna Mendez on 'The Moscow Rules'
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Central Intelligence Agency had a major problem. The streets of Moscow were a virtually impossible operating environment due to heavy KGB surveillance and other operational di...
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