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Separating NSA and CYBERCOM? Be Careful When Reading the GAO Report
The Government Accountability Office last week published a report that, among other things, weighs in on the pros and cons of the NSA/CYBERCOM “dual-hat” system (pursuant to which the director of the NSA... -
The Week That Will Be
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Your Voter Records Are Compromised. Can You Sue? Theories of Harm in Data-Breach Litigation
Last year, the Republican National Committee hired a firm called Deep Root Analytics to collect voter information. The firm accidentally exposed approximately 198 million personal voter records. This was... -
A (Qualified) Defense of Secret Agreements
Many of us think about international agreements as inherently public documents, but states commonly employ secret agreements as diplomatic tools. Russia and the United States concluded such an agreement ... -
Activating Global Law
PDF version A review of Butterfly Politics by Catharine A. MacKinnon (Harvard University Press, 2017). *** -
No, the U.S. Government Should Not Disclose All Vulnerabilities in Its Possession
The WannaCry and Petya malware, both of which are partially based on hacking tools allegedly developed by the National Security Agency, have revived calls for the U.S. government to release all vulnerabi... -
Countering Russian Influence in the Balkans
Editor’s Note: Russia appears to be trying to undermine U.S. influence throughout Europe—and, unfortunately, Moscow appears to be succeeding. Although most eyes are on Ukraine and the Baltic states, the ... -
Water Wars: China Displays Diplomatic Skill and Military Might
ASEAN and Chinese foreign ministers endorse Code of Conduct Framework, while Xi Jinping vows to protect territorial integrity -
The Lawfare Podcast: Mira Rapp-Hooper and Stephan Haggard on North Korea
The growing threat from North Korea has intensified during the past few weeks after a series of missile tests demonstrated that the Kim regime may soon be able to strike the continental United States. Th... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Jack Goldsmith reflected on the increasingly fractured nature of the executive branch: key administration officials frequently oppose or contradict President Donald Trump despite his considerable power t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a press conference this morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions introduced a crackdown on leaks, saying that the Department of Justice is reviewing its policy on subpoenaing reporters regarding the di... -
The Power to Impeach Executive Officers
The antics of the Trump administration have raised the profile of many unusual and little-discussed features of the Constitution. Let me add another one to the list.
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