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“Avian-Inspired Grasping for Quadrotor Micro UAVs”
I, for one, welcome our eagle-claw grasping robot overlords… -
Jeh Johnson Speech on "A 'Drone Court': Some Pros and Cons"
Former Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson is, at this hour, giving this speech at Fordham Law School in New York: Keynote address at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School: A “Drone Co... -
After the AUMF: A Response to Chesney, Goldsmith, Waxman, and Wittes
In the very first days after the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration asked Congress for broad statutory authorization to use military force to “deter and pre-empt any future a... -
The White Paper, the Public Authority Defense, and "Five Truths About the Drone War"
Earlier this week---at the Week, naturally enough---Marc Ambinder posted this piece, "Five Truths about the Drone War." Of the five, the second of Ambinder's verities struck me as most noteworthy. I've... -
U.N. Special Rapporteur Statement on Pakistan and Drone Strikes
This strikes me as a big deal. U.N. Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Counterterrorism Ben Emmerson has returned from Pakistan and issued a lengthy statement summarizing his discussions with Pakist... -
Another Newspaper Does a Completely Trite Drone Video
What a useful contribution to the debate! From the Washington Post. -
The ACLU’s Limited Victory in the D.C. Circuit FOIA Case
Judge Garland’s persuasive opinion in the ACLU FOIA case is important but narrow, and its significance for intelligence community transparency is entirely unclear. Recall that the CIA had refused to res... -
D.C. Circuit Rejects <em>Glomar</em> Response in ACLU/CIA Drone FOIA Suit
Pretty big decision by the D.C. Circuit this morning, reversing the district court's dismissal of the ACLU's drone-related FOIA suit against the CIA on the ground that the Agency's "Glomar response" was ... -
Drones, Domestic Detention, and the Costs of Libertarian Hijacking
The more I reflect on last week's drone contretemps--and what effect the efforts of Senator Paul and his followers has had / may still have on U.S. policy--the more I have a profound and distressing sens... -
Government Uses Lethal Force Against U.S. Citizen on U.S. Soil...
I'm not at all happy that today's news out of upstate New York proves the point that Jack and I (and a cast of dozens) have tried to make about domestic use of lethal force, but it's worth pointing out t... -
Thoughtful Essay on Drones, Privacy and Domestic Regulation . . .
. . . by Ryan Calo over at Concurring Opinions: For many, the word “drone” brings to mind an image of the military-grade Predator. The folks within the DYI Drones movement, however, and most local law en... -
Sequestration, Cyber and the 2013 Worldwide Threat Assessment
This morning was the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's open hearing on worldwide threats to the United States. Witnesses included DNI James Clapper, newly-minted CIA Director John Brennan, NCTC Dire...
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