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Korea and Japan Clash Over History and Law
South Korea and Japan, two of America’s closest allies, are tumbling into a dangerous economic-diplomatic war over a South Korean Supreme Court decision that ordered Japanese corporations to compensate K... -
Good News for Christopher Wray: Morale Is Up at (Most of) the FBI
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to reflect corrected climate survey responses we received from the FBI earlier today. Here’s a dog-bites-man story: Amidst near constant presidential attacks o... -
The Irony of 'White House Warriors'
PDF Version. A review of John Gans, "White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War" (Liveright, 2019). *** -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The authorities in Gibraltar released an Iranian oil tanker which the United States applied to seize just hours prior, the latest in the ongoing dispute that began on July 4 when British Royal Marines an... -
Trump’s Techno-Nationalism
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Rational Security: The 'Skyfall' Edition
Susan and Shane are away, so Ben is hosting and he and Tamara are joined by special guests Scott Anderson and Quinta Jurecic. A Russian missile test accident kills scientists and raises questions. Hong K... -
Trump Backs Off From New Tariffs Amidst Heightened Trade Tensions
On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced a delay in plans to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports. President Trump had previously said that starting on Sept. 1, the United States would issue a “sm... -
Is the FBI Punishing Employees’ Political Speech?
In his lawsuit against the Justice Department filed last week, former FBI agent Peter Strzok made an arresting claim: -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
On Wednesday, Chinese officials described the protest movement in Hong Kong as “near terrorism,” following demonstrations Tuesday night during which some demonstrators set upon and detained two men they ... -
Judge Denies Judiciary Committee’s Motion to Link McGahn Subpoena to Grand Jury Materials
The Justice Department filed an objection to the House Judiciary Committee’s recent response to the U.S. -
Sen. McSally Proposes Domestic Terrorism Bill
Sen. Martha McSally has proposed a draft bill to make domestic terrorism a federal crime, following the recent mass shootings in Texas, Ohio and California. The bill would also require an annual report f... -
2019 Inman Award Winners Announced
The University of Texas’s Intelligence Studies Project recently announced the winners of the fifth-annual “Bobby R. Inman Award” competition that recognizes exceptional student research and writing on in...
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