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Tillerson Channels Reagan on South China Sea
On January 11, Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson testified in his hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that perhaps the United States should deny China access to its artificial is... -
Turkey Turns to Russia for Air Support in Syria, Fighting Continues Despite Ceasefire, U.S. Policy Could Shift in Libya, and One of Iran’s Founding Fathers Dies
Russia Provides Air Support to Turkish Campaign in Syria -
About That Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath
Several points on the recently released cache of memos alleging communication between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and the possession by the Russian government of highly compromising material... -
The DNC Hack Demonstrates the Need for Cyber-Specific Deterrents
Nearly half a year after the DNC hack, the United States finally took action. Citing the role of the Russian government in cyber operations apparently intended to affect the U.S. presidential election, a... -
Donald Trump and the Future of Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The incoming administration's scorn for intelligence professionals is a matter of grave concern to many of us at Lawfare. I, for one, worry that the administration will conduct its foreign... -
ODNI Releases Report on "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections"
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published a declassified version of the intelligence community's report on "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections," ... -
What Yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee Portends
There actually wasn’t that much new information conveyed at yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Russian election hacking and other foreign cybersecurity threats. -
Is Oman Aligning with the Saudis on Iran?
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz. Saudi Arabia and Oman are improving their scratchy relations to strengthen Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) unity. There is likely to remain some d... -
Water Wars: Laying the Groundwork for Competition and Cooperation in 2017
Duterte administration charts Beijing-friendly course in South China Sea Duterte accepts gavel to symbolize handing over of ASEAN chair from Laos PM (Photo: PhilStar) -
A Tale of Two Turkeys
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz. -
Is a Peace Deal Possible if Israelis and Palestinians Simply Don’t Trust Each Other?
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A Warning About Tallinn 2.0 … Whatever It Says
The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare is the most comprehensive and thoughtful work to date on the applicability of existing international law to cyber warfare.