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Ideas
Should Cyber Arms Be Treated Like Bioweapons?
A recent paper suggests that the two are more closely related under international law than previously thought. But the analogy, while useful, is not exact.
Ideas
Trump’s Wall Fixation Is Impeding Border Security
The president’s push to “build the wall” fails to grasp the role of modern technology in policing U.S. borders.
Ideas
The State Department's New Cyber Reports Miss the Point Entirely
Amid a crisis in U.S. cyber policy, a pair of reports on deterrence and international engagement offer recycled ideas.
Science & Tech
No, USS McCain Probably Wasn't Hacked. But What If It Was?
Amid the wild speculation that a foreign nation might have hacked a U.S. warship, it's worth looking at the implications for international law.
Ideas
US Cyber Diplomacy Has Bigger Problems Than the Closure of its Coordination Office
The Trump administration isn’t making it a foreign policy priority.
Ideas
President Trump, Viewed through NATO’s Guide to Russian Information Warfare
Russia uses theft, narratives, lies, trolls, and bots to weaken Western governments. The U.S. president is playing into its hands.
Ideas
Disrupt ISIS’ Online Campaign in Africa
As Internet access expands in Africa, so does the Islamic State's network-facilitated extremism.
Science & Tech
The War On Terrorists’ Tweets
Provisions floating around in both houses leave many tech and security policy questions unanswered.
Ideas
Two Years After Snowden, Are We Better Off?
The NSA's mass surveillance authority has been scaled back, but answers to other digital issues are still being contentiously debated.
Policy
While Ruling NSA Program Illegal, Appeals Court Suggests Path Forward
A recent federal appeals court ruling on the NSA's domestic surveillance program seems to be sending the political branches constitutional messages about how to proceed next.
Science & Tech
The Islamic State's Cyber War Crimes
The Islamic State group's grisly videos are much more than a mere record of war crimes.
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