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The Value and Costs of Intelligence Diplomacy: CIA Director Burns in the Spotlight

A former CIA station chief considers his own experience with the practice in relation to Libya and the potential risks involved.
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The Assange Plea and Press Freedom

Assange's case will cast a long shadow over the most important kinds of journalism, not just in the United States but around the world.
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Is Secret Law the Solution to an Overbroad Surveillance Authority?

Congress can legislate both responsibly and openly, as long as the administration declassifies certain information that is already in the public domain.
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Transparency of International Agreements Under the Revised Case-Zablocki Act: An Assessment After Six Months

Despite the substantial improvements in the transparency regime for executive agreements and non-binding instruments, additional changes should be considered.

Assessing the Intelligence Community’s Policy Framework for Commercially Available Information

The ODNI's framework on CAI still gives the intelligence community too much discretion in determining how certain principles are applied.
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As DHS Implements New AI Technologies, It Must Overcome Old Shortcomings

The DHS can either carry forward in its history of bias or transparently mitigate the harmful impacts of AI on rights and privacy.
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Unpacking the FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Bill

The FISA reauthorization bill has something to interest everyone from addressing the use of U.S. person query terms to formalizing oversight.
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The SAFE Act Is No “Compromise” and Won’t Leave Americans Safer

The SAFE Act would renew Section 702 of FISA, but only with changes that seriously undermine its agility and value as an indispensable foreign intelligence collection tool.
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Why We Need a National Data Protection Strategy

A national data protection strategy would better position the United States to follow through on the promise to protect personal data as a national security imperative.
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Is the Biden Administration Reaching a New Consensus on What Constitutes Private Information?

There is growing recognition that the way intelligence agencies use commercially available information is in need of reform.
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Key Takeaways from the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

This year's ATA includes interesting nuggets for U.S. policy toward China, Russia, and Iran — and warnings about U.S. election interference.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivers remarks at Just Security’s 10 year anniversary event on February 29, 2024 (Photo: Melissa Bender)

Video: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines Remarks and Fireside Chat on the 10-Year Anniversary of Just Security

Just Security welcomed the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, to NYU School of Law for an event celebrating Just Security’s 10th year anniversary.
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