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To Strengthen Trump’s National Security Approach, Promote Human Rights
In a series of tweets on New Year’s Eve, President Donald Trump expressed strong support for Iranians protesting against their autocratic regime. He added that the United States would be “watching very c... -
Ending Temporary Protected Status
The Trump Administration's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans is garnering nothing but condemnation. Typical is report by the Washington Post headlined (on line) "Tr... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Julia Ioffe on What Putin Really Wants and Fears
Behind the legend of Vladimir Putin, which America’s obsession with Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections has only bolstered, hides a complex political landscape, history and—of course—president. -
FBI Director Christopher Wray's Remarks on Encryption to the International Conference on Cyber Security
FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke on Jan. 9 to the International Conference on Cyber Security. The text below is his speech as prepared for delivery. Raising Our Game: Cyber Security in an Age of Dig... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
For the first time since 2015, North and South Korean officials met at the Panmunjom “truce village” on Tuesday to rekindle talks between the neighboring states, according to the New York Times. -
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Resource Page
Last month, Congress extended the Dec. 31 deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act until Jan. 19. With 10 days to go and an expected flurry of legislative activity before a final bi... -
Document: Senate Judiciary Committee Interview Transcript for Fusion GPS CEO Glenn Simpson
Below is the transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's with Glenn Simpson, the CEO of Fusion GPS. -
Iran Protests Subside after Wave of Arrests
After More Than a Thousand Arrests, Protests Subside in Iran -
A Primer on the Merits Issues in ACLU v. Mattis (the U.S. Citizen Enemy Combatant Case)
As readers are likely aware, there has finally been meaningful movement in the case of “John Doe,” an unnamed U.S. citizen who has been detained by the U.S. military in Iraq as an “enemy combatant” since... -
Separation-of-Powers Objections to the Iran Nuclear Agreement
In a recently published article, “Taking Steel Seizure Seriously: The Iran Nuclear Agreement and the Separation of Powers,” 86 Fordham L. Rev. 1199 (2017), Steven Menashi and I question the constitutiona... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: December 2017
In July we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of December. -
Document: Doe v. Mattis Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
The U.S. government has filed its response in John Doe and ACLU v. Mattis in response to the habeas filing we posted last week. You can read the full document here:
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