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WannaCry and the International Law of Cyberspace
Immediately following this May’s “WannaCry” ransomware cyber-attacks, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) speculated that the hacker group “Lazarus”—believed…
The Early Edition: December 22, 2017
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 abroad.…
Just Security’s Recommended Holiday Reads
As we look ahead to next week, we’re starting to daydream about what books we might finally find the time to read during the holidays. Here are a few recommendations from Just…
What Will You Do if Mueller is Fired?
Street protest outside Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York City, March 8, 2017. Photo credit: Melissa Bender “Whether ours shall continue to be a government of laws…
The Early Edition: December 21, 2017
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Episode 50 of the National Security Law Podcast: The Big Chill
Are your other podcasts letting you down by taking a holiday break? Never fear, National Security Law Podcast is here! With two hosts who would much rather be podcasting than…
Wishing Away Climate Change as a Threat to National Security
This week, President Donald Trump released an “America First” National Security Strategy (NSS), a document that is supposed to represent “a dramatic rethinking of American…
By Weakening Arms Export Controls, Trump’s National Security Strategy Will Create National and Global Insecurity
Saudi Special Forces attend a military show January 15, 2005 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Abid Katib/Getty Images) The Trump Administration’s newly launched National Security Strategy…
Three Questions on the WannaCry Attribution to North Korea
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a cabinet meeting at the White House on November 20, 2017, at which Trump officially designated…
The Early Edition: December 20, 2017
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Despite Years of Recommendations, Government Still Rewards Bad Policies for Body Cameras
In the last several years, we have seen a boom in the use of police body cameras. Departments across the country have adopted the cameras, and most of the nation’s largest cities…
Crime of Aggression Activated at the ICC: Does it Matter?
The International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties agreed late last week that the ICC can now prosecute crimes of aggression, making it the fourth crime (after war…