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Prosecuting Wikileaks, Protecting Press Freedoms: Drawing the Line at Knowing Collaboration with a Foreign Intelligence Agency
Top law professor on Internet and press freedoms--who was witness for defense of Chelsea Manning--writes why Assange's actions in 2016 may be very different.
The Early Edition: November 19, 2018
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Nov 10-16)
Our review of another busy week! Topics include: Russia investigation, children in armed conflict, election interference, civilian casualties and detention, women's rights, and…
A Wayward Way of Strategy: What Is the United States Doing in North Africa?
An October report from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies noted a rise in violent activity in the Sahel, up from similar data from January and April. Still, recent U.S.…
Was Your Voting Machine Hacked? Without More User-Friendly Devices, We May Not Know
Election-technology monitoring during the midterms logged more than 900 individual reports of voting issues. But the problems weren’t the anticipated cyberattacks.
The Early Edition: November 16, 2018
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
A Congressional Cybersecurity To-Do List
With a lame duck session pending, Congress may address a number of cybersecurity and data security issues before the end of the calendar year. Since it passed the “Cybersecurity…
Initial Reactions to OLC’s Opinion on the Whitaker Designation as “Acting” Attorney General
Two former Office of Legal Counsel officials analyze OLC's opinion on Matthew Whitaker's legal status as Acting Attorney General.
The Early Edition: November 15, 2018
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
The Pentagon Put Someone in Charge of Its Civilian Casualty Policy. Now What?
For all the time and attention that the Defense Department has rightly spent addressing civilian casualties, no single official at the Pentagon has ever been formally charged with…
Iraq’s So-Called “ISIS Families”: Rounded up, Vilified, Forgotten
What happens to Iraq's so-called "ISIS families" may be one of the country's most significant obstacles to national security and future stabilization.
Why We March—A Bipartisan Coalition Has Got Mueller’s Back
Two days after a national election, the last thing the media expected to see was over 100,000 grassroots activists rallied in the streets. Chris Hayes encapsulated the press…