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International Law and Cyberspace: Evolving Views
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The New German Coalition: A Government if You Can Keep It
After five months of uncertainty, the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) are going to give their uneasy marriage anot... -
Frenemies: Putin and Erdogan
Editor’s Note: The relationship between Russia and Turkey has risen and fallen as the two have quarreled over Syria and their respective regional postures in general. MIT's Carol Saivetz examines this re... -
Indicting a Sitting Prime Minister: The Israeli Constitutional Framework
The recent weeks have seen a flurry of developments in a number of criminal investigations involving Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. These developments fueled debates as to whether Netanyahu... -
Russia Stumbles in the Fog of Syrian War
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Congress Leads on Taiwan Again by Opening the Door to High-Level US Government Contacts
The Taiwan Travel Act, which passed the Senate on Feb. 28 and is heading to the president for his signature, will have limited legal force since it does not require the president to do anything he cannot... -
An Update on Chinese Cybersecurity and the WTO
In recent years China has crafted a significant body of domestic cybersecurity laws, regulations and standards. -
Documents: Joint Resolution on Yemen and the Response of the Defense Department's General Counsel
Yesterday evening, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) released a joint resolution seeking to compel the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Yemen. Joint Reso... -
North Korea and Syria: The U.N. Uncovers Sanctions Evasion Through Illicit Weapons Trade
On Feb. 27, the New York Times revealed that, according to an undisclosed United Nations report, North Korea has been supplying Syria with components for its chemical weapons and ballistic missiles progr... -
The Rising Tide of China's Human Intelligence
On Jan. 15, FBI agents arrested Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer, and charged him with unlawful retention of classified information. -
Summaries: Commerce Section 232 and GAO Cybersecurity Framework Adoption Reports
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The British are Coming to the South China Sea, and It's About Time
British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson recently announced that the Royal Navy would be conducting a South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) after its visit to Australia later this yea...
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