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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...
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In recent years China has crafted a significant body of domestic cybersecurity laws, regulations and standards.
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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...
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Jared Kushner is under scrutiny for his contacts with foreign officials. Democrats in Congress release their own memo about surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser. And ahead of a U.S. visit by Saudi Ar...
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During his state of the nation address on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has designed nuclear weapons capable of circumventing missile defense systems, the Washington Post re...
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The central irony of the memo prepared by House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes, we now know, is that it tried to deceive the American people in precisely the same way that it falsely accused the FBI o...
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After four years of negotiation, the European Parliament approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on April 14, 2016. Enforcement is scheduled to begin May 25. This post provides a high-leve...
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Given President Trump’s enthusiasm, as a presidential candidate, for enhanced interrogation, waterboarding, torture, and “worse,” as well as his eagerness to contrast himself at every opportunity with Pr...
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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...
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On Jan. 15, FBI agents arrested Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer, and charged him with unlawful retention of classified information.
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President Trump’s tweeted chastisement of Attorney General Jeff Sessions may pass quickly in and out of Wednesday’s news. For quite some time, he has made known his unhappiness with Sessions. The compla...
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Late last month, I wrote about the draft proposal from the Trump administration to nationalize the American 5G network as a way of protecting it against foreign influence. Though I was skeptical of the m...
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In a tweet on Wednesday, President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for relying on the inspector general to investigate alleged government surveillance abuses, the Washington Post reports.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Reports on National Security Effects of Steel and Aluminum Imports
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This year is off to a quick start in shaping the future of cross-border data flows on the Internet. Earlier this month, Sen. Orrin Hatch introduced the “CLOUD Act,” which drew bipartisan backing in the C...
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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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The recent ruling by the Eastern District of Virginia in Al Shimari, et. al. v. CACI highlights the need for further guidance from the Supreme Court—or even better, Congress—regarding the scope and natur...
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Alongside its longstanding security challenges, the state of Israel has also been grappling in recent years with an intense controversy over the service of women in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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Spy movies and television shows often overlook the analysts who make sense of the nation’s intelligence. That changes with the premiere of “Liberty Crossing,” a workplace comedy co-created by “Daily Show...
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Microsoft’s ongoing dispute with the U.S. government over Irish-held data. The lead-up to the case is summarized here and my recap of oral argument is here.
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