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Trump’s Dangerous Attribution Message on Russian Hacking—and How to Counter It
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Intelligence Community and denials of Russian involvement in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) risk…

And Dan Coats Makes Five–Senior Policymakers in a Trump Administration Who Would Take a Hard Line on Russia
President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly name former Indiana Senator Dan Coats to replace James Clapper as Director of National Intelligence. Coats would become the fifth…

A Tweet Recap of the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Foreign Cyber Threats to the US
There was a lot anticipation for Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on global cyber threats to the United States, with the expectation that more would be…

International Law and the US Response to Russian Election Interference
On Thursday, Senator McCain will hold hearings of the Armed Services Committee on the Russian election hacking. Several aspects of Russia’s election interference raise issues…

The DHS/FBI Report on Russian Hacking was a Predictable Failure
Russian cyber espionage against American political targets has dominated the news in recent months, intensifying last week with President Barack Obama’s announcement of sanctions…

Five (Overlooked) Decision Points for the Trump Administration in National Security
What are the decision points that the President-elect’s transition team and incoming administration will likely face over the horizon in the national security arena? News media…

U.S.-Russian Relations After the Russian Hacking Affair
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defied the long-standing, hard rules of the game in handling espionage affairs by failing to follow the Russian Foreign Ministry’s recommendation…

Full List of All Gov’t Docs in US Response to Russian Election Hacking–with summaries
Below is a list of all the U.S. government documents released on Thursday as part of the Obama administration’s announced response to Russian interference in the U.S. election…

White House Retaliation for Russian Hacking
This afternoon the White House announced several actions against Russia in retaliation for Russian interference in the U.S. election. Key among them is the use of the cybersecurity…

Recommended Reading: Kristen Eichensehr on Classifying the Election System as “Critical Infrastructure” in Response to Russian Hacks
Several news outlets are reporting that the Obama Administration is likely to announce very shortly a packet of measures it will pursue in response to Russian cyber activities…

The “Hacked” US Election: Is International Law Silent, Faced with the Clatter of Cyrillic Keyboards?
Russia, it would appear, “hacked” its way into the US election. The Obama administration has pledged some sort of response. That reaction should be guided by a close consideration…

A Patriot Fears Not Truth about Russian Election Interference: Time for a commission to investigate
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Central Intelligence Agency briefed Senators that it is “clear” that Russian hacking operations were designed to help Donald…