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Countering China’s Actions in the South China Sea
For many who follow developments in the South China Sea, the July 2016 tribunal ruling in the Philippines’ case against China has become the equivalent of the birth of Jesus in the Gregorian calendar: De... -
At Paul Manafort’s Virginia Trial, References to Russia Are Banned—Yet Ever-Present
The trial of Paul Manafort, the first criminal trial to stem from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, opened Tuesday in the Eastern District of Virginia. L... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Should Humans Communicate With Aliens?
For years, Shane Harris of the Washington Post has been fascinated with the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe. But that search raises a profound question: Should we try to communicate with... -
The Justice Department Finds 'No Responsive Records' to Support a Trump Speech
It isn’t every day that the Department of Justice acknowledges formally that the president of the United States lied in a speech to Congress. But that’s how I read a letter I received a few days ago from... -
In Trade War With China, U.S. Can’t Get Out of Its Own Way
“Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” President Trump proclaimed in March. But amid ongoing trade tensions with China, it is not at all obvious what qualifies as a “win” in the president’s book. -
2018 Case Supplement for ‘Computer Crime Law, 4th Edition’
As some readers know, I wrote a law school casebook on computer crime law. The first edition came out in 2006, and it has been updated over time: The fourth edition came out in January 2018. If you’re in... -
The Conditions for Trump’s 'No Preconditions' Offer to Iran
U.S. Resumes Military Aid to Egypt Despite Dismal Human Rights Record -
Paul Manafort’s Virginia Trial: The Charges and the Stakes for Trump
The trial of Paul Manafort is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Eastern District of Virginia, five months after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted the former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential ... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Best Idea Yet for Derailing the Kavanaugh Nomination
Our guest for the interview is Noah Phillips, recently appointed FTC Commissioner and former colleague of mine at Steptoe. Noah fields questions about the European Union, privacy, and LabMD, about whethe... -
What the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Really Said About Chinese Economic Espionage
Defense News recently published a story describing a July report from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) on “Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace.” The article presents the ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Italy’s new populist government is threatening to shoot down a free trade deal between Canada and the European Union, reports the Wall Street Journal. The agreement, called the Comprehensive Economic and... -
As Turkish Democracy Declines, What’s the Role for Fellow NATO Members?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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