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Call for Nominations: 2018 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, in consultation with the American Association of... -
Rational Security: The 'Should Rod Stay or Should He Go' Edition
Will Rod Rosenstein remain as the deputy attorney general, and what does that mean for the Russia probe he oversees? Tensions hit a fever pitch with China amid an escalating trade war. And the president ... -
The 2018 DOD Cyber Strategy: Understanding 'Defense Forward' in Light of the NDAA and PPD-20 Changes
DOD’s 2018 Cyber Strategy document is drawing attention because of its reference to “defense forward.” What does that mean? Let’s have a close look, in context with the recently-enacted NDAA and recent c... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jim Baker on AI and Counterintelligence
The United States has become the global leader in both defense and private-sector AI. Inevitably, this has led to an environment in which adversary and ally governments alike may seek to identify and ste... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel announced on Monday that the CIA is rededicating itself to missions focusing on foreign nations that threaten the U.S.— shifting from the focus on counter... -
Iran Attacked by Separatists, Nuclear Deal Takes Center Stage at United Nations, Israel and Russia Spar over Downed Plane
Iran Responds to Attack on Military Parade -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Will AI Save the Internet From Vladimir Putin ... and Matt Drudge?
Our guest is Peter W. Singer, co-author with Emerson T. Brooking of LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media. Peter’s book is a fine history of the way the Internet went wrong in the Age of Social Medi... -
Remembering the Whiskey Rebellion
On September 25, 1794, President George Washington proclaimed that that he was sending state militia forces to subdue what was dubbed the “Whiskey Rebellion.” The following week, Washington became the fi... -
Robert Mueller Speaks!
It was in the midst of Hurricane Florence that Amy Fiscus, a New York Times national security editor, tweeted: NPR interviewed a Robert Mueller as a man on the street in the hurricane and I briefl... -
Oral Argument Summary: McKeever v. Sessions
On Sept. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in McKeever v. Sessions. Judge Douglas Ginsburg, Judge Sri Srinivasan, and Judge Gregory Katsas reviewed the D.C. District ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Moscow announced plans to supply Syria with an air-defense system, a move that follows the downing of a Russian plane last week, which the Kremlin blamed on Israel and escalated tensions in the region, r... -
Water Wars: Under the Sea
China and the Philippines plan to conduct talks and potentially sign an agreement regarding joint exploration for hydrocarbons, oil and natural gas in South China Sea. This agreement could cover portions...
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