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Editor’s Note: The return of U.S. military advisors to Iraq and U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have dashed hopes that the United States would be able to put the latest c...
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There are several stories today about how Islamic State militants are threatening Baghdad. Some of the stories suggest that “an all-out assault on Baghdad” may be in the cards, while others say that the...
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Matthew Olsen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, stopped by Harvard Law School last week to offer his perspective on the changing nature of the terrorist threat. After giving a bri...
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On his recent trip to the United States, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India's desire to take up a greater role on the world stage. With India's renewed ambition, it is increasingly impo...
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Jack continued to analyze the ISIS-AUMF controversy this week, and noted that history suggests Congress will only authorize force against ISIS “if the President proposes and pushes for an authorization (...
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I'm excited to be hosting FBI Director James Comey this coming Thursday for a speech and conversation on encryption at the Brookings Institution. Here's how Brookings is describing the event:
Going Dark...
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the President's people are "drafting options" to bring about Guantanamo's closure, an objective that would require the White House to get around a statutory restric...
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Tragic news out of Yemen: a suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in a crowd of protesters, killing approximately 70 people.
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Congressional Republicans are reportedly rushing to condemn the White House’s alleged consideration of ways to close Guantanamo and move detainees to the United States despite legislative prohibitions. ...
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DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson gave a very useful speech earlier this week at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Entitled "Border Security in the 21st Century," it provides a detailed overvi...
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The estimable Carol E.
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Some responses to an overly optimistic take.
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We start with a tweet from Jenan Moussa, a reporter on the ground just across from Kobani in Turkish territory:
Praying for peace? Kurdish man prays; smoke from #Kobane in background. @akhbarpic.twitter....
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Today marks our last little dispatch about the preliminary injunction hearing in the case of Abu Wa’El (Jihad) Dhiab, Syrian national, cleared-for-release Guantanamo detainee, and---most relevantly for p...
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Here's some video of some recent NSA debates.
Here's one that took place a couple of weeks ago at Georgetown on "The NSA, Privacy & the Global Internet: Perspectives on EO 12333." Participants included ...
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A few days ago President Obama announced his intention to do greater screening of passengers arriving in the United States, as a way of interdicting the spread of the Ebola virus.
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Twitter filed suit yesterday against Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, and the FBI in the District Court for the Northern Dist...
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In January 2014, the NSA’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Office (CLPO) was created. The CLPO was tasked with ensuring that civil liberties and privacy protection considerations are integrated into the NSA’...
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Our guest today is Rob Corbet, a partner and head of the Technology & Innovation group in Arthur Cox, a large Irish law firm. Ireland is a uniquely important jurisdiction for US companies dealing with da...
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