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Document: Michael Cohen Plea Documents in Mueller Probe
The Associate Press reports that on Thursday morning, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to making false statements to Congress related to his involveme... -
Perspectives on Encryption and Surveillance
In August 2018, the leading international academic conference on cryptography hosted a Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance. The workshop explored both legal and technical aspects of the ongoing debat... -
Principles for a More Informed Exceptional Access Debate
This is part of a series of essays from the Crypto 2018 Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance. In any discussion of cyber security, details matter. -
Rational Security: 'The World is a Very Dangerous Place!' Edition
Paul Manafort heads to sentencing amid revelations that he has lied to the special counsel, cooperated with Trump’s legal team, and may have met with Julian Assange. The president stands by Saudi Arabia ... -
Roger Stone’s ‘Time in the Barrel’: Campaign Dirty Tricks, Political Sabotage and the Law
Roger Stone is pleased to be known as a campaign “dirty trickster.” A former Trump campaign aide and Republican operative, he has embraced his past as practitioner of the political dark arts. “One man’s... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
North Korea accused the U.S. of stirring up conflict after Washington called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea, reports the Washington Post. -
SinoTech: Commerce Department, United States Trade Rep. Deepens Scrutiny of Technology Transfer and Chinese Trade Practices Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting at G20 Summit
On Nov. 19, the Commerce Department published a notice seeking public comment on proposed export controls under fourteen categories of emerging technologies. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: You’ll Never Know How Evil a Technology Can be Until the Engineers Deploying it Fear for Their Jobs
I propose this episode’s title as Baker’s Law of Evil Technology, something that explains Twitter’s dysfunctional woke-ness, Yahoo’s crappy security and Uber’s deadly autonomous vehicles. Companies with ... -
An Outcome-Based Analysis of U.S. Cyber Strategy of Persistence & Defend Forward
The new U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) vision and the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy embody a fundamental reorientation in strategic thinking. -
The National Security Law Podcast: To Me, [This Podcast] Is Perfect
And we’re back, full of turkey and much else besides! We hope you all had a restful and grateful Thanksgiving (or, for our non-American listeners, that you had a wonderful ordinary work week), and are f... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Alina and Scott Talk Ukraine and Russia
This week, Russia and Ukraine went at it in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov. It's the latest salvo in Russia's secret (not-so-secret) war against Ukraine and its east... -
UAE Releases British Student Accused of Spying, Saudi Crown Prince Tries to Boost Image on Regional Tour, Yemen Moves Closer to Peace Talks
United Arab Emirates Releases British Graduate Student Accused of Spying
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