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Today's Headlines and Commentary
6,700 Rohingya died—including 730 children under the age of 5— in the first month of the Myanmar government’s crackdown on the Muslim ethnic minority group, according to the New York Times. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Did AlphaGo Launch an Arms Race With China?
In this episode, I interview Elsa Kania, author of a Center for a New American Security report on China’s plan for military uses of artificial intelligence—a plan that seems to have been accelerated by t... -
Amicus Brief: Microsoft Warrant Case
The Microsoft warrant case in the Supreme Court involves a demand by the U.S. government that Microsoft repatriate content data stored in a data center in Ireland and provide it to DOJ. The case raises a... -
Last Week in the Military Commissions, 12/4-12/8: Was There an Armed Conflict Pre-9/11?
Last week, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al., which relates to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, convened for the first time in several weeks for hearings and testimony ... -
Thoughts on Rod Rosenstein’s Testimony
I have not watched all of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. But I watched three hours of it, and that was quite enough to convey the distu... -
A Rorschach Test for Civil-Military Relations
Earlier this week, I wrote in Slate about how America’s military leaders have seemingly improvised a new norm of civil-military relations in response to President Donald Trump. The latest proving ground ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. was ready to talk to North Korea without any preconditions, CNN reported. The White House said the U.S. stance on the matter had not changed, but analysts s... -
Live Stream: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Use of Force
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on "Using Force: Strategic, Political, and Legal Considerations." The committee will hear testimony from the fol... -
Livestream: Rosenstein Testifies Before House Judiciary on DOJ Oversight
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is testifying Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. before the House Judiciary Committee on Justice Department oversight. Watch the live stream below. -
The Significance of Dalveer Bhandari's, and India’s, Recent Election to the ICJ
On Nov. 21, the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council voted to fill the last vacant seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), electing India’s Dalveer Bhandari to the role. As far as U.N. el... -
Why Flynn’s Nuclear Advocacy Was So Dangerous
While one might read Mike Flynn’s dealing with a variety of unsavory foreign interests as greed unmoored from principle, it’s important to step back and understand what the implications were of his advoc... -
The Public Isn’t Buying It: Confidence in the FBI is Very High
Memo to the President: Your attacks on the FBI aren’t working. President Trump has apparently decided that attacking federal law enforcement is a good defense strategy in L’Affaire Russe. Conservative m...
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