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Why I Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director—Despite a Big Reservation
Gina Haspel was nominated by Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. That makes a huge difference. Here’s why the Senate should confirm her anyway. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Shane Harris on Gina Haspel
Gina Haspel, the CIA’s current deputy director, goes before the Senate intelligence committee on Wendesday for confirmation as the CIA’s director. Shane Harris of the Washington Post recently produced a ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump has announced that the U.S. will exit the Iran nuclear agreement, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration will reimpose sanctions against Iran. -
20 Questions the Senate Should Ask Gina Haspel
How to approach the prospective CIA director’s role in the controversial rendition, detention and interrogation program. -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: April 2018
In July, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of April. It includ... -
Document: ABA Military Commissions Workshop Report
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security released the following report summarizing the results of a Dec. 7 workshop at George Washington University Law School on refor... -
Israeli Intelligence Coup Could Help Trump “Fix” the Iran Deal
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
The Role of Norms in Internet Security: Reputation and its Limits
Who maintains the security and stability of the internet—and how do they do it? It’s a simple question, but a difficult one to answer. Internet security, writ large, comprises a diverse set of social and... -
Is the State Department Giving Money to President Trump? Let’s Find Out
A few months ago, I began working with Scott Anderson and Sabrina McCubbin on an interesting project: trying to discern whether the State Department was, quite literally, paying President Trump money. To... -
The D.C. Circuit Affirms in Doe v. Mattis: No Transfer of a U.S. Citizen Detainee to Saudi Custody
On Monday, we learned that a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has sided with the ACLU on the question whether the U.S. government can involuntarily transfer John Doe, a dua... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Judgment on Transfer Injunction in Doe v. Mattis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed Judge Tanya Chutkan's April 19 preliminary enjoining the transfer of John Doe in Doe v. Mattis. Judge Sri Srinivisan’s opinion for the court and Ju... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Monday morning, President Donald Trump reiterated his support for Gina Haspel, his nominee to lead the CIA, the Washington Post reports.
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