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Two Further Notes on the NPT and Iranian Legal Arguments
As Iran and the P5+1 edge ever closer to an agreement, the public is beginning to get a peek at the general contours of the potential deal. -
Did the New York Times Editorial Page Accuse General Petraeus of a Crime Spree?
I'm not sure, but I think so. From today's editorial, entitled, "Gen. Petraeus's Light Punishment": Mr. -
Recidivism Among Espionage Act Convicts
Anyone remember Samuel Loring Morrison? Espionage Act nerds certainly do. Morrison was the first person prosecuted and convicted under the Espionage Act for leaking classified material? Morrison was con... -
The Netanyahu Speech and the Open Letter: Lessons on Iran from North Korea
In his speech before Congress the other day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following comparison between the Iranian nuclear program and the North Korean path to nuclear weapons: Insp... -
How Did Abid Naseer Come to be Convicted in a U.S. Court?
On March 4 2015, Pakistani national Abid Naseer was convicted in a Brooklyn Federal Court of supporting terrorism and conspiring with al-Qaeda to bomb a shopping mall in the United Kingdom in 2009. -
The Day After the Iran Deal Ends
Last week, before a largely adoring crowd at a joint session of Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unleased a fusillade against the administration’s potential Iran deal. -
New Abbottabad Documents Released in Trial of Abid Naseer
In the trial of Abid Naseer, the U.S. Department of Justice released a trove of new files recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound during the May 2011 raid by U.S. Navy Seals that ended in his death. Se... -
How a U.N. Security Council Resolution Transforms a Non-Binding Agreement with Iran Into a Binding Obligation Under International Law (Without Any New Senatorial or Congressional Vote)
It is now clear that any deal with Iran will by its terms be a non-binding agreement. That means the United States will have no international law obligation to comply with the agreement. -
Non-Legal Agreements: Easier to Make, Easier to Break
If, as Marty and I just argued, the deal with Iran is a non-binding agreement under international law, then, as we stated, “there is little doubt about the President’s constitutional authority to make th... -
The Case for the President’s Unilateral Authority to Conclude the Impending Iran Deal is Easy Because it Will (Likely) be a Nonbinding Agreement Under International Law
[Cross-posted at Just Security.] In Marty’s post yesterday about the letter that 47 Senators sent to “the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he briefly addressed the quest -
Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users - Comment on NY Times editorial
The New York Times today has an op-ed by the founder of Wikipedia called Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users. -
What We Must Do about Cyber
Last week Amy Zegart noted the rapid rise of cyber in the DNI Annual Threat Assessment. As she observed, Cyber is listed as threat number 1 but it's only been number 1 since 2012, suggesting just how fas...
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