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A Camera in My Shower? Fine
During the recent panel event at the Hoover Institution on using data to protect privacy, I had an interesting exchange with Laura Donohue of Georgetown Law, which I’ve been mulling over ever since. -
Hindsight: Reflections On Fifteen Years of the War on Terror
Video of the April 26 conference at the Fordham Law School Center on National Security on "Hindsight: Reflections On 15 Years of the War on Terror." -
What Does Effective Intelligence Oversight Look Like?
Last Tuesday, I enjoyed a lively discussion on “Reconciling Liberty and Security” at a conference headlined, “Hindsight: Fifteen Years of the War on Terror” at Fordham Law School’s Center for National S... -
Using Data To Secure Networks: Optimizing Individual Privacy While Achieving Strong Security
On April 14, in partnership with the Center For Democracy and Technology, Intel Security, and the Hoover Institution, we held a lunch event entitled, “Using Data To Secure Networks: Optimizing Individual... -
Hoover Book Soiree: Jeff Powell on "Targeting Americans"
The next in our series of Hoover Book Soirees will take place at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office on May 11, when Jack interviews H. Jefferson Powell about his new book, Targeting Americans: Th... -
The Week That Will Be
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A Competing Risks Approach to Security Sector Assistance for Fragile States
Editor's Note: Helping other countries' militaries and intelligence services is a vital part of whatever we're calling the war on terrorism these days. These programs, however, are often seen as one of t... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare In One Post
Let's start with encryption. Matt Tait provided an approach to FBI Director James Comey’s technical challenge in the “going dark” debate. Benjamin Wittes compared encryption to a living will and said t... -
In Defense of FAA Section 702: An Examination of its Justification, Operational Employment, and Legal Underpinnings
The tension between a Nation-state’s need to detect and interdict threats to life, safety and property inevitably conflict with the privacy interests of its individual citizens and private sector entitie... -
The Week That Will Be
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A Categorical Error: Rethinking 'Drones' as an Analytical Category for Security Policy
Editor’s Note: What is a drone? Some do surveillance, others hunt terrorists, and some models likely to enter air forces are more akin to sophisticated fighter aircraft. Dave Blair, badass warrior intell... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Cliff Kupchan on Russia in Syria
This week on the podcast, Benjamin Wittes and Cliff Kupchan talk about the future of U.S-Russia relations and to delve into the Russian intervention in Syria. Kupchan is the Chairman and Practice Head fo... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Jack Goldsmith featured his and Curt Bradley’s op-ed in the New York Times on the bill with which Congress aims to expose Saudi Arabia to lawsuits in American courts for its al -
Brookings Event with Senator Chris Murphy on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership
President Barack Obama was in damage control mode in Riyadh this week, while headlines in the United States warned of potential economic retaliation should Congress pass a bill that would allow Saudi gov... -
Live: House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Encryption and Law Enforcement
Today at 10 am, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and Law Enforcement Perspectives." The two-panel hearing will incl... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree on April 26: Juliette Kayyem on "Security Mom"
The next in our series of Hoover Book Soirees will take place at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office on April 26, when Jack interviews Juliette Kayyem about her new book, Security Mom: An Unclassi... -
The Week That Will Be
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Can Being Smarter About Islam Help Muslims Reject Terrorist Appeals? Maybe
Editor's Note: There is a popular misconception that the serious study of Islam is a step on the road toward radicalization and terrorism. Christine Fair, Jacob Goldstein, and Ali Hamza (all of whom I'm... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Daniel Weitzner and Benjamin Wittes on Going Dark and the Fallout from Apple v. FBI
Apple and the FBI may have settled the litigation over the San Bernadino iPhone, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over. With Congress on the verge of considering new legislation to compel technology co... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Douglas Cantwell considered State Department Legal Advisor Brian Egan’s remarks at ASIL as they relate to the “Unwilling or Unable” test.
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