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SecDef Panetta Speech on Cybersecurity
Here's a transcript of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's speech yesterday on cybersecurity in New York: Remarks by Secretary Panetta on Cybersecurity to the Business Executives for National Security, New... -
Ken and Eric Agree More than Ken Thinks
One focus of Ken’s response to Eric Posner’s Slate piece is Eric’s claim that “the United States has invoked a new idea of the ‘unable or unwilling’ country, one that outside powers can invade because th... -
Senator Lieberman on the Need for Cybersecurity Legislation
Senator Lieberman has an op ed in the Washington Post today calling for a move forward on his cybersecurity legislation. Meanwhile, Senator Collins (one of the cosponsors of Lieberman's bill) has called... -
Stop Presses: "Even Eric Posner Says Drone Strikes in Pakistan Are Illegal"
Jack mentioned Eric Posner's new article in Slate announcing that US drone strikes in Pakistan are illegal under the UN Charter because, among other things, they lack genuine consent from Pakistan and th... -
Empirical Analyses of Drones in Pakistan
As a counterpoint to the much-noted critical study of drones in Pakistan from the clinics at NYU and Stanford, I recommend this piece by Joshua Foust of the American Security Project, which is sympathet... -
Eric Posner on “Consent” in Pakistan and the Fecklessness of the U.N. Charter
Eric Posner has a piece in Slate which argues – based on this report in the WSJ about the ever-thinner forms of consent by Pakistan to USG airstrikes in that country – that the United States is making a ... -
Stewart Baker on the Poor Cybersecurity of Hackers
Don't miss this excellent piece, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, by Stewart Baker about the opportunity created by the poor cybersecurity habits of hackers. -
Washington Post Adds to Report on US Pursuing Force Options Against AQIM in Africa
Bobby posted a day ago about an important Wall Street Journal news story talking about the US government considering options for pursuing an increasing active and dangerous branch-franchise-affiliate of ... -
Segal on China, International Law, and Cyber
Anyone following these issues closely or interested in Harold Koh's address last month on international law and cyberattacks should read Adam Segal's commentary on China's view of the issues. Adam discu... -
Toy Helicopters for Sale at Best Buy in Tenleytown
Beware shoppers: All illegal to fly in the Washington Flight Restricted Zone, says the FAA. -
Using Force Against AQIM: The AUMF, the NDAA, and Inherent National Self-Defense Authority
This article in the Wall Street Journal, by Julian Barnes and Siobhan Gorman, draws attention to US government plans to ramp up counterterrorism efforts in Libya, including in particular efforts targetin... -
Lessons from the Smackdown
Most of the press coverage of the Lawfare Drone Smackdown has focused, understandably enough, on the FAA's intervention in the event. In this post, however, I want to focus on some of the lessons of the ...
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