Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Israeli paper Yediot Achronot noted in a headline yesterday, “Jerusalem continues to burn.” The instability wracking the disputed, holy city reached new heights yesterday with the attempted assassinat... -
How the Supreme Court Should Resolve Zivotofsky
Zivotofsky is an important case because it appears to require the Supreme Court to address the scope of the President’s exclusive foreign relations power vis a vis Congress. -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #40: An Interview with Bob Litt
Our guest this week is Bob Litt, the General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Bob has had a distinguished career in government, from his clerkship with Justice Stewart, hi... -
Toward a Different Kind of Transparency
Over the last year and a half, the intelligence community has released a significant amount of previously classified material in an effort to be more transparent regarding matters pertaining to foreign i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the first death associated with current U.S. operations in Iraq and Syria. According to Air Force Times, Cpl. Jordan L. “Spears [died]... in the Persian Gul... -
The Supreme Court Should Stay Far Away from the Vesting Clause in <em>Zivitofsky</em>
The strange little case of Zivotofsky v. Kerry casts power politics as petty paperwork. But it might be one of the most significant non-terrorism foreign affairs cases in a generation. In the broadest se... -
Folk International Law and the Application of LOAC in Counterterrorism Operations
Naz Modirzadeh’s fascinating series of Lawfare posts (here, here, and here) discussing her article, Folk International Law, provides an excellent primer on the potential consequences and confusion that r... -
"Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat," by Jeffrey D. Simon
Published by Prometheus Books (2013) Reviewed by Ashley Green -
Readings: Henry Farrell on Critics of Snowden and Greenwald
Some time back, Ben noted two stern critiques of Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald---one by Sean Wilentz and another by George Packer. The latter reviewed Greenwald's book, No Place to Hide; ditto Micha... -
Axiom -- A Chinese APT
And just to prove that we are equal-opportunity victims, I also saw, today, this report from Novetta on "Operation SMN" -- a report on a Chinese APT dubbed Axiom. Here's a bit of the Executive Summary: ... -
Russian APT28
We tend to focus our attention on Chinese APT cyber threats for good reason -- they tend to be more overt and focus on American business interests. But we should not lose sight of the fact that Russian ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A new set of monitoring guidelines for people arriving to the United States from West Africa has been put in place by the federal government. The New York Times reports on new measures that are supposed ...
Topics
