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Video: Justice Department Announces Indictment of Two Chinese Government Hackers
On Thursday, the Justice Department announced charges against two Chinese government-associated hackers for conspiring to commit computer intrusions. Video of the press conference is below. -
Assessing the Impact of Jesner v. Arab Bank
It has been half a year since the Supreme Court decided Jesner v. Arab Bank, which held that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) did not permit federal courts to recognize causes of action against foreign corpo... -
Trump’s Syria Pullout: A Quick Assessment
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” the president tweeted to explain his su... -
Partial Ceasefire Begins in Yemen, Turkey Makes New Push for Gulen Extradition, U.S. Concerned about Potential Offensive in Eastern Syria
Ceasefire Enters Force in Hodeidah after Productive Peace Talks -
Five Myths about Sponsor-Proxy Relationships
Editor’s Note: Minor powers, rebel groups, and other organizations often act as proxies for more powerful states or groups, which use them to fight (or commit) terrorism, counter rival regimes, or otherw... -
The Senate Acts on Yemen
Yesterday, on Dec. 13, the Senate made history. By a vote of 56-41, it adopted S.J. Res. 54, a bipartisan joint resolution that directs U.S. forces to withdraw from “hostilities” in Yemen not related to ... -
The Detention of Huawei’s CFO is Legally Justified. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Say So?
The detention of a top executive from Chinese technology giant Huawei shocked financial markets around the world last week as investors worried that the arrest would derail U.S.-China trade talks. But th... -
Trade War Battles: Latest Conflicts
The last weeks of 2018 have precipitated significant developments in the so-called trade wars between the United States and its trading partners. Yet the recent agreements made and signed did little to a... -
Bill Barr on War Powers: Insights From his 2001 Oral History Interview
In the spring of 2001, Bill Barr, the former attorney general under George H.W. Bush who has now been tapped to resume that role under Donald Trump, sat for an oral history interview sponsored by the Uni... -
Yemen Peace Talks Convene in Sweden, Saudi Arabia Grapples with Reduced Influence in Washington, Egypt Under Renewed Scrutiny for Student’s Death
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Geoeconomics: the U.S. Strategy of Technological Protection and Economic Security
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London Calling: Post-Brexit Prospects for a U.S.-U.K. Digital Trade Deal
As opposition grows in the British Parliament to the nearly 600-page agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May’s government to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Union, it’s increasin...
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