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How To Deal with Reichstag Fire Fears in the Age of Trump
For conscientious commentators, one problem with having a loose cannon for a president is the rapidly thinning line between irresponsible speculation and legitimate analysis. -
Livestream: Texas Law Review Symposium on Tallinn Manual 2.0
Today, the Texas Law Review is hosting a symposium on the Tallinn Manual 2.0 at the University of Texas at Austin, featuring panels on "sovereignty in cyberspace, jurisdiction over cyber activities, int... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Human Rights Agenda and the Struggle Against Impunity
PDF version Barrie Sander reviews Anti-Impunity and the Human Rights Agenda, edited by Karen Engle, Zinaida Miller and D.M. Davis (Cambridge, 2016). *** -
What Does Putin Want from a Bargain with Trump?
Editor’s Note: Of the many changes in foreign policy that the Trump administration is enacting, perhaps the biggest is its embrace of Russia. Although a close relationship with Moscow alarms many America... -
The Rip-Roaring, Crazy Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Very Long Post
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you already know that on Friday of last week, President Trump signed an executive order banning refugees from seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United... -
House of Cards: Building Our National Security on the Alt-Right’s Alternative Threats
In November, I cautioned that then-President-elect Trump’s appointment of Breitbart CEO Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and Michael “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL” Flynn as his national security adv... -
A Note to Readers New and Old
Yesterday morning, I had pleasure of speaking to the great Ira Glass of This American Life about my piece on President Trump’s executive order on refugees and visas. Later on, Glass sent me a lovely note... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree: Edward Jay Epstein on "How America Lost Its Secrets"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1, when Benjamin Wittes will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How A... -
The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Child Exploitation and Going Dark
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The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, January 30th at 1:30pm: The U.S. Institute of Peace will host a conversation with Pakistani Opposition Leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on ... -
Can Trump Harness the Private Sector to Stop Violent Extremism?
Editor’s Note: Programs for countering violent extremism—or CVE, as it is known in the jargon—may be in jeopardy. The incoming administration, in its rhetoric at least, has emphasized "tough" solutions t... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
President Trump started out his presidency by giving a speech at the CIA’s headquarters. Quinta Jurecic flagged the video and transcript of Trump’s speech and the various reactions to it, and Benjamin Wi... -
Reminder: Hoover Book Soiree: Edward Jay Epstein on "How America Lost Its Secrets"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, February 1, when Benjamin Wittes will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How America ... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) -
Hoover Book Soiree: Edward Jay Epstein on ‘How America Lost Its Secrets’
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, when Ben will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How America Lost Its S... -
Will Trump Make Iran His Partner or His Adversary?
Editor’s Note: Of all the many uncertainties about Trump's foreign policy, the question of Iran looms among the largest. The Obama administration moved U.S.-Iran relations from abysmal to bad, and both R... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Yesterday saw the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Quinta Jurecic highlighted some national security excerpts from Trump's inaugural address, and she also liste... -
Detention in a World War I POW Camp
PDF version A retrospective review essay on Jean Renoir's classic film, La Grande Illusion (1937). *** -
It’s Not a Post-Fact World After All: Why Kompromat Can’t Touch Trump Yet
It’s still too early to say that any of the material in the Trump dossier is true, or to dismiss it all as false. But even at this early stage, it should be apparent the Trump machine is resilient to the...
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