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Document: Grand Jury Indicts Former SSCI Staffer for False Statements Regarding Contacts With Reporters
A grand jury in the District of Columbia has charged James Wolfe, the former director of security for the Senate intelligence committee, with three counts of making false statements to a government agenc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE agreed to pay a $1 billion fine in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief, according to the New York Times. ZTE has faced extreme financial difficulties as a result of ... -
Room for Optimism? Israeli Supreme Court Presses for Implementation of Ruling on Inmates’ Right to Personal Space
Last summer, the Israeli Supreme Court rendered a landmark judgement, establishing for the first time an obligatory minimum standard for the personal space allocated to inmates—convicted prisoners as wel... -
Congress Should Oversee America’s Wars, Not Just Authorize Them
Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, a bipartisan coalition of senators has put forward legislation that promises to overhaul the legal framework for America’s worldwide campaign against terrorism. Pr... -
Censorship in the Age of Large Cloud Providers
Internet censors have a new strategy in their bid to block applications and websites: pressuring the large cloud providers that host them. These providers have concerns that are much broader than the tar... -
The Latest—and Perhaps Last—Twist in Doe v. Mattis
The Doe v. Mattis saga has taken a significant turn, as the U.S. government continues to attempt to rid itself of the dual U.S.-Saudi citizen it has held in military custody in Iraq since last September ... -
Rational Security: The '500 Days' Edition
Paul Manafort gets in touch with some old friends. Was it witness tampering? Donald Trump discovers an Article II interpretation that would make Hamilton blush. And we’re on the edge of our seats for a S... -
The Manafort Tampering Allegations
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has accused Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering. If the allegations are true, Manafort will have violated the conditions of his release and might have his bail rev... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Facebook confirmed it gave users’ data to four Chinese firms, including one company that the U.S. intelligence community flagged as a national security threat, according to the BBC. This confirmation com... -
Strengths Become Vulnerabilities: How a Digital World Disadvantages the United States in Its International Relations
We have a new essay in the Hoover Aegis series called “ -
National Security Law Podcast: Pardon Me?
Hello friends, and welcome back to the latest episode! Last week was a bit quiet, but things are heating up. This week we review and debate: -
U.N. Special Rapporteur’s Latest Report on Online Content Regulation Calls for 'Human Rights by Default'
David Kaye, the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, released his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council last week.
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