Peter Machtiger

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Peter Machtiger is a student at NYU School of Law, where he is a Student Scholar at the Reiss Center on Law and Security and Co-President of the National Security Law Society. Prior to law school, he was an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. Peter has a BA from Harvard University in Government.

Articles by this author:

A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligent officers is displayed before a news conference at the Department of Justice, on October 19, 2020, in Washington, DC.

The Latest GRU Indictment: A Failed Exercise in Deterrence

Oct. 29, 2020 Peter Machtiger

Fighters with Afghanistan's Taliban militia stand on a hillside at Maydan Shahr in Wardak province, west of Kabul on September 26, 2008.

Legally Available Options: A Case for Indicting Russian Officers for Providing Material Support to the Taliban

Jul. 29, 2020 Peter Machtiger

A sign reads, “Wanted by the FBI Chinese PLA Members, 54th Research Institute” and shows four members of China's military indicted on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc. and stealing data from Americans. The sign is seated next to a podium shortly after Attorney General William Barr held a press conference at the Department of Justice on February 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. The sign has additional text that is too small to read.

Disrupt, Don’t Indict: Why the United States Should Stop Indicting Foreign State Actor Hackers

Apr. 3, 2020 Peter Machtiger