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A Pivotal Year
PDF Version A review of David Stevenson's 1917: War, Peace, and Revolution (Oxford, 2017). *** -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump is expected to announce today that he will continue to waive sanctions on Iran as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, the New York Times reported. Trump will set a deadline for Congress... -
Justice Department’s 2014 Policy on the Duty to Search for Exculpatory Evidence in IC or DOD Possession
Thanks to Professor Greg McNeal at Pepperdine University School of Law, an interesting Justice Department policy document has come to light. -
Cybersecurity: Time for a New Definition
Or maybe we need a new definition of cyberinsecurity. Whatever it is, the current U.S. government definition is outdated. But I should start at the beginning … -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The House voted to renew Section 702 for another six years, Axios reports. An amendment imposing limits that the intelligence community opposed failed in the House earlier in the day. -
Judge Alsup’s 'Flawed Legal Premise'
Judge William Alsup halted the Trump administration’s plan to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, because he found that the challengers were “likely to succeed on the meri... -
Trump Tweets Against a Key National Security Priority
President Trump tweeted lies against his own intelligence community in the course of signaling opposition to a legislative priority of his own administration on a crucial national security priority at an... -
Congress’ Grilling of Tech Companies in 2017 Foreshadows the Debates of 2018
Three congressional committee hearings in late 2017, with representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter, were high-profile examples of the tide of public opinion changing against the major tech compa... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump is expected to continue economic sanctions relief to Iran as part of the Iran nuclear deal, but he will impose new targeted sanctions on Iranian individuals and businesses for thei... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Tanks, Bombs, Bombs and Guns
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on three sets of issues under the heading of national security law: -
Libya's Monetary Crisis
To many Libyan households, the top security threat plaguing their daily lives isn’t the risk of being caught in the crossfire between contending militias, falling victim to a jihadi group, or being kidna... -
The International Religious Freedom Act: A Primer
The new year has not, so far, seemed to have brought with it a new zenith for U.S.-Pakistan relations. On Jan. 1, President Donald Trump tweeted that Pakistan has offered “nothing but lies & deceit” in e...
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