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Analysis and Commentary

PCLOB Takes On Executive Order 12333 Surveillance

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, April 9, 2015

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board yesterday had a public meeting yesterday to, as its web site describes it, “discuss and vote on a proposed plan for its review of counterterrorism activities conducted by the Intelligence Community under Executive Order 12333.”

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Analysis and Commentary

The Consequences Of Congressional Inaction On The AUMF

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Yesterday, I wrote about the consequences of congressional inaction over the next two months with respect to Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Today, I want to focus on another area where Congress is poised to do nothing: authorizing force against the Islamic State.

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Arkansas Senator Thomas Cotton on events in Iraq, negotiations with Iran, and life in the US Senate

interview with Thomas Cottonvia Uncommon Knowledge
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

In this episode of Uncommon Knowledge, Peter sits down with Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, to examine the many issues facing the nation today.

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The Libertarian: “Iran and the Bomb”

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Analyzing the American deal with Tehran.

In the News

The Hidden Hand Behind The Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein’s

quoting Joel D. Rayburnvia Washington Post
Saturday, April 4, 2015

This is part of an occasional series about the militant group Islamic State and its violent collision with the United States and others intent on halting the group’s rapid rise.

Analysis and Commentary

An Apparently Real Paintball Drone

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Yesterday, I was up at Harvard Law School on a panel with Gabriella Blum talking about our new book: The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones——Confronting A New Age of Threat. We were asked—as we have been repeatedly when talking about the book—whether our assumptions about the individual’s ability to weaponize new technologies are realistic.

Analysis and Commentary

A Worry About The New Executive Order On Sanctions For Malicious Cyber Activity

by Herbert Linvia Lawfare
Thursday, April 2, 2015

As Paul Rosenzweig noted earlier today in Lawfare, the President just signed out an Executive Order that can result in the imposition of financial sanctions on a variety of bad actors that ply their trade through cyber means or against important cyber assets and/or restrictions or bans on travel to the United States on such individuals.

Analysis and Commentary

“A Necessary, If Still Unpalatable, Potential Ally In Combating The Islamic State”

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Remember these words the next time the New York Times runs a pious editorial decrying—with a spurious combination of selective facts and distorted law—some morally complicated aspect of U.S. counterterrorism policy.

Interviews

Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia John Batchelor Show
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Hoover fellow Richard Epstein discusses the art of negotiation in light of discussions concerning a two state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Larry Diamond On The HuffPost Live

interview with Larry Diamondvia HuffPost Live
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Hoover fellow Larry Diamond says Tunisia is still a success, but notes that Tunisia is going through a tough period and needs security assistance and support.

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