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Rational Security: The 'Four-Letter Words that Start with F' Edition
Paul Manafort pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in the Russia investigation, and Mike Flynn gets a sentencing date. The Justice Department tells two Chinese media companies to register as foreign age... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A stalemate in Swedish elections this month is pushing opposing parties to form unlikely alliances—and may spark an alliance between moderate parties and the right-wing, anti-immigration Swedish Democrat... -
The IDF MAG’s Gaza Report and Its Critics: Context, Compliance, and Credibility
“No plan survives first contact with the enemy.” This axiom informs compliance with the law of armed conflict (LOAC) in combined arms maneuver: combat operations involving ground forces employing a range... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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SinoTech: Trump Imposes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Goods; China Cannot Respond in Kind Anymore
President Trump announced on Monday that his administration will begin imposing new tariffs against $200 billion in Chinese imports next week. Starting on Sept. 24, the government will subject those impo... -
What’s in the Executive Order on Election Interference?
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The President’s Election-Interference Order: A Needed First Step
President Trump issued Executive Order 13848 on Sept. 12 declaring election interference a national emergency. The order also sets up a protocol for applying sanctions to persons who conduct cyberattacks... -
The National Security Law Podcast: A Deep Dive Into the History of Military Commissions
There’s no shortage of news this week, but comparatively little of it is national security law news, and so we are back with a fresh deep dive episode. For better or worse, it’s our longest episode yet ... -
Document: Pentagon’s 2018 Cyber Strategy Report Summary
The Department of Defense has released a summary of its 2018 Cyber Strategy Report. The document is below: -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bruce Schneier on 'Click Here to Kill Everybody'
Security technologist Bruce Schneier's latest book, "Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World," argues that it won't be long before everything modern society relies ... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Ah, September, When Europe Unleashes a Summer's Worth of Crazy
Our interview this week is with Hon. Michael Chertoff, my former boss at Homeland Security and newly minted author of Exploding Data: Reclaiming Our Cyber Security in the Digital Age. The conversation – ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump ordered intelligence and law enforcement officials to declassify documents and text messages related to the ongoing Russia investigation despite protests from the intelligence community a...
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