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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Prosecutors revealed in a court filing Monday night that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign m... -
Three Cybersecurity Lessons From Atlanta
On March 22, Atlanta’s city government was hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding six bitcoins in exchange for releasing the data. At the time of writing this, that’s a demand for roughly $... -
Israel and Targeted Killings: Uncomfortable Questions
PDF Version A review of Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations” (Penguin Random House, 2018). *** -
Donald Trump and John Bolton: A Volatile Mix
President Trump and his incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, make for an interesting and volatile mix of ideology, temperament, and ability. Unlike some Lawfare contributors, we don’t know Bo... -
Trump Looks for A Way Out of Syria
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Keeper: Loser, Weeper
In the news roundup, Nick Weaver, Ben Wittes and I talk about the mild reheating of the encryption debate, sparked not just by renewed FBI pleading but by the collapse of the left-lib claim that building... -
Drug and Migrant Smuggling Across the US-Mexico Border: An Interview With Natalia Mendoza
When it comes to policy issues at the center of the U.S.-Mexico relationship, drug trafficking and migrant smuggling are near the top of the list. Yet while President Trump is happy to make off-the-cuff ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
During President Trump’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 20, Trump suggested that the two leaders meet in Washington, the Washington Post reports. -
How To Declare War (Anno Domini, 1429)
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of S... -
Brexit: One Year Anniversary
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Streamlining Congressional Oversight of DHS
Since the Department of Homeland Security was formed in 2002, one singular feature has been the proliferation of congressional oversight. Estimates vary, but at last count well more than 100 different su... -
What Went Wrong With ‘What Went Wrong at the FBI’
You may be forgiven for having missed Thomas Baker op-ed, “What Went Wrong at the FBI,” published in the Wall Street Journal on March 19. Eminently forgettable in its own right, the piece is worth noting...
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