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Biden’s Executive Order on AI Gives Sweeping Mandate to DHS
The Biden administration's new executive order gives the DHS a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities related to artificial intelligence.
The Path to War is Paved with Obscure Intentions: Signaling and Perception in the Era of AI
Notions of what constitutes signaling and intent must evolve with AI if states are to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences.
Expert Q&A with David Aaron on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization and Reform
Seasoned intelligence law expert and DOJ alum David Aaron explains why Section 702 must be reauthorized, why reforms that help the program evolve over time are useful, and where…
The Just Security Podcast: An Insider View of the Defense Department with Colin Kahl
Just Security’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Tess Bridgeman sat down with Colin Kahl, the former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
The PCLOB Stubs Its Toe on Use of U.S. Person Queries with FISA Section 702
A critique of the PCLOB recommendation that Congress require FISC authorization when U.S. person query terms are used in the FISA Section 702 database.
National Security Law and the Originalist Myth
Any genuine project of national security reform requires more than reviving a fictive eighteenth century of checks and balances. It instead entails treating foreign interventionism…
This Summer Previewed the Security Threats of Climate Change: The U.S. Needs to Do More
U.S. policymakers must recognize the critical security risks climate change poses, and make serious efforts to anticipate and mitigate them.
Pivoting to Prevention: How the Biden Administration Can Accelerate Implementation of the Atrocity Prevention Agenda
The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools.
The Government’s Section 702 Playbook Doesn’t Work Anymore
Imposing robust safeguards for searches of Americans' communications in the FISA Section 702 program should be an easy path to preserving the program's intelligence value when…
Friends Don’t Let Friends Succumb to Climate Change: Competing With China by Helping Our Partners and Allies Adapt
In the Indo-Pacific, climate funding can help combat China's influence - boosting allies' climate resilience and U.S. national security.
A Close and Critical Look at the ‘Five Things’ the ACLU Says You Need to Know About ‘NSA Mass Surveillance’
The most compelling national security question this year is whether Congress will reauthorize Section 702 and, if so, what form that reauthorization will take.
Burning Threats: How Wildfires Undermine U.S. National Security
Climate change impacts like wildfires will affect readiness for the next war — from missed training exercises to drained resources.