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In the aftermath of September 11th, Sikh-Americans – marked by turbans, beards, and brown skin – were killed, stabbed, assaulted, and harassed, among other things. The frequency of this mistreatment ebbe...
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The State Department announced yesterday that the United States and Iran had agreed to settle one of the largest remaining claims outstanding at the Iran-US Claims Tribunal in the Hague and that in doing...
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NBC and YouTube hosted the fourth Democratic Presidential Debate on Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and former Ma...
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Late last week, the Washington Post had an article asking the question whether nuclear power plants are at risk of cyber attack. The article was keyed to a much lengthier, detailed report from the Nucle...
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Monday, January 18th: Lawfare will be on a restricted publishing schedule as we pause to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Editor's Note: Official estimates and popular discourse portray China as an emerging colussus whose ever-expanding economy will make it the dominant power in Asia and a peer competitor to the United Stat...
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Last week, we hated on bitcoin. This week we give it some love.
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President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address Tuesday night. We watched it for you and Cody outlined the national security sections relevant to Lawfare readers. Interestingly enough, Pre...
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Last night, the Fox Business Network hosted the sixth GOP primary debate of the 2016 campaign season in North Charleston, SC.
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The Wall Street Journal writes that the Islamic State’s assault in Jakarta yesterday marked a new phase in its global expansion, as the self-proclaimed caliphate launched its first attack in Southeast As...
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In the last few weeks, the world has confronted horrifying photographs of children with sunken eyes and emaciated bodies and haunting anecdotes of men eating strawberry leaves after having not had real m...
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The National Security Agency has released a new report on the implementation of the USA Freedom Act, outlining the specific procedures adopted by the Attorney General and the Foreign Intelligence Surveil...
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I just received the following email from the Estonian police and border guard concerning my application for digital residency in the Baltic country:
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While I definitely cannot lay a claim to representing all Syrians, home or abroad, and while I definitely cannot represent the sentiments of pro-Assad Syrians—who, in fact, do exist—I am willing to wager...
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Chinese civilian aircraft lands at newly-constructed runway on Fiery Cross Reef (Photo: Reuters)
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U.S.-China relations, never simple, are likely to be further complicated by the expected landslide election tomorrow of Tsai Ing-wen as the new president of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Tsai is the c...
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Having participated last month in a trip facilitated by Academic Exchange and the Yitzhak Rabin Center, I have now had time to try to put some of what we heard and observed in context. The trip was an in...
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ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide assault outside of a Starbucks cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia, in what would be its first attack in the most populous Muslim country. The gunfire exchange and su...
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A few months ago, we wrote a lengthy piece about the possibility that Apple could face civil liability for providing end-to-end encryption to criminals and terrorists. We got a lot of heat for this piece...
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Tired of CISA, yet? We’re almost done, I promise. For those who can’t get enough, a recap: