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From the iPhone to Huawei: The New Geopolitics of Technology
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Rational Security: The 'You Too Can Be the DNI!' Edition
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
On Wednesday, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles, the second such test in less than one week, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, Yonhap News Agency reports. -
Trade Talks Resume in Shanghai
Face-to-face trade negotiations resumed this week between representatives of the United States and China for the first time since President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restart... -
Introducing a New Paper on ‘Weaponized Interdependence’
Last month, Ellie Geranmayeh and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil wrote a report for the European Council on Foreign Relations, arguing that Europe needed to hit back hard against U.S. secondary sanctions targetin... -
Judge Dismisses DNC Suit Against Trump Campaign and Others
Judge John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the U.S. District of New York has dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against the Trump campaign, President Trump and other ... -
Trying (and Failing) to Put Kaiser Wilhelm II on Trial
PDF version. A review of William A. Schabas, “The Trial of the Kaiser” (Oxford University Press, 2018) *** -
Criminal Complaint in Capital One Hacking Case
On July 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington filed a criminal complaint against Paige A. Thompson for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking into protected... -
House Oversight Committee Report on Saudi Nuclear Transfer Deal
On July 29, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a report on the influence wielded by private individuals with connections to President Trump over the administration’s push to transfer U.S. ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
A data breach at Capital One affected around 100 million people in the US and 6 million in Canada, the New York Times says. Paige Thompson, a software engineer in Seattle, allegedly exploited a security ... -
The Potential Trouble With Nominating a DNI From Trump’s Central Casting
The nomination-by-tweet of Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas as director of national intelligence (DNI) to replace outgoing DNI Dan Coats has drawn rapid and harsh condemnation from many political ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ambassador Doug Silliman on the State of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
Few nations have a history with the United States that is as complicated as that of the Republic of Iraq. Today, several factors, including the Trump administration's campaign of maximum pressure against...
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