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On May 13, the president tweeted:
President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Com...
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Benjamin Wittes speaks to Buzzfeed reporter Anthony Cormier about his latest story, co-authored with Jason Leopold, about the negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
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The Trump-Russia investigation began with a cloak-and-dagger meeting in London and a Rolling Stones reference, according to the New York Times. The investigation, known as “Crossfire Hurricane” after the...
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On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security released the following document detailing the department’s cybersecurity strategy.
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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The fear of blame is a powerful motivator. As illustrated in “Power Wars” and “The Terror Presidency,” that fear can be particularly acute for officials who work in national security—no one wants to be a...
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Israel kills dozens of protesters in Gaza as the US opens a new embassy in Jerusalem. President Trump wants to save jobs at ZTE, the Chinese company officials say threatens US national security. And the ...
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On Tuesday, the White House announced its decision to eliminate the cybersecurity coordinator position, a move perplexing experts and congressmen alike, the New York Times reports. Rob Joyce, the last cy...
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U.S. and China Initiate Next Round of Trade Talks
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has released transcripts and communciations with nine witnesses interviewed over the course of its investigation into Donald Trump, Jr.’s June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting. ...
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A meme has taken hold that President Trump and his circle are comparable to a mafia family, with Trump himself as the “Don.”
In his memoir, “A Higher Loyalty,” former FBI director James Comey fleshes ou...
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In the heat of today’s debate about the ethics—and possibly anti-democratic effects—of targeted advertising on Facebook and on other internet platforms, it’s easy to forget that this debate about adverti...
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Last week, Megan Reiss and I mocked the silliness of the national security adviser John Bolton’s idea to eliminate the cyber coordinator role. Proving that Lawfare has little influence and that the White...
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In her new book, "Habeas Corpus in Wartime: From the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay," Amanda Tyler presents a comprehensive account of the legal and political history of habeas corpus in wartime in th...
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The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a new national security strategy for addressing cyber security risks, Reuters reports. According to the 35-page DHS report that Reuters reviewed prior to ...
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A review of Tim Maurer’s “Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power” (Cambridge, 2018).
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On Monday, CIA director nominee Gina Haspel submitted the following responses to written questions from members of the Senate intelligence committee.
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The military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al. (the “9/11 case”) reconvened for pretrial proceedings last week, meeting in open session on April 30, May 1, and May 3, in additi...
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As U.S. Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Forces Kill 60 Demonstrators in Gaza
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The Cyberlaw Podcast has now succumbed to an irresistible media trend: We begin the episode with a tweet from President Trump. In this one, he promises to get ZTE “back in business, fast.” Paul Rosenzwei...