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National Security News Roundup with Harvey Rishikof

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: U.S. v. Agron Hasbajrami (2nd Cir., 2018) [PDF DOCUMENT] https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6589178/US-vs-Hasbajrami-2nd-Circuit-Opinion.pdf “NDAA conference agreement establishes U.S. Space Force, directs major overhaul of space acquisitions” Space News, December 9, 2019 https://spacenews.com/ndaa-conference-agreement-establishes-u-s-space-force-directs-major-overhaul-of-space-acquisitions/ U.S. Treasury Fact Sheet: Final CIFUS Regu...

Jan 23, 202041 min

A Discussion with NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are: Glenn Gerstell, “I Work for N.S.A. We Cannot Afford to Lose the Digital Revolution,” New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/opinion/nsa-privacy.html DHS CISA Alert on Iranian Cyber Responses https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-006a NCSC Private Industry Resources https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-newsroom/item/1938-national-counterintelligence-and-security-center-launches-campaign-to-help-private-industry-guard-ag...

Jan 16, 202034 min

Iran and the Law of Armed Conflict with Bill Banks and John Bellinger

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are: Executive Order 13382 https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/whwmdeo.pdf Executive Order 13224 https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/13224.pdf War Powers Resolution of 1973 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-87/pdf/STATUTE-87-Pg555.pdf “Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iranian cultural sites: We 'follow the laws of armed conflict' “, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/polit...

Jan 09, 202032 min

Impeachment, National Security, and the Law with Stewart Baker and Jamil Jaffer

The black letter law referenced in this episode is: The Federalist papers https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers HR 755 - Articles of Impeachment https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20191216/BILLS-116hres755rh.pdf Stewart Baker is a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson https://www.steptoe.com/en/lawyers/stewart-baker.html Jamil Jaffer is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute at GMU https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/j...

Dec 19, 201935 min

5G and National Security LIVE with Craig Silliman

This episode references: The full audio of Craig Silliman's tlak "5G and National Security" https://bcove.video/2RdnN1Q Craig Silliman is Executive Vice President and Chief administrative, legal and public policy officer at Verizon https://www.verizon.com/about/our-company/executive-bios/craig-silliman

Dec 12, 201920 min

Disinformation and Deepfakes with Matthew Ferraro

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Matthew Ferraro, “Disinformation is harming businesses. Here are 6 ways to fight it”, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/perspectives/disinformation-business/index.html Matthew Ferraro’s remarks to the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security on December 4, 2019 https://bcove.video/3674v2k H.R. 3230: The DEEP FAKES Accountability Act https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3230/BILLS-116hr3230ih.pdf Virginia Code § 18.2-386.2 which c...

Dec 05, 201920 min

A View from the Top with the ABA President

This episode references: The Stand With Us Campaign https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/rule-of-law/ The Breakfast Event: The Threat Disinformation and Deepfakes Pose to the Private Sector https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/392071960/ Judy Perry Martinez is the President of the American Bar Association https://www.americanbar.org/groups/leadership/aba_officers/judy-perry-martinez/

Nov 21, 201931 min

The Future of National Security Law with Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney

This podcast was recorded live at the 29th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference. Steve Vladeck is the A Dalton Cross Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck Robert Chesney is the Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas School of Law https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/robert-m-chesney Professors Vlad...

Nov 12, 201954 min

Rebroadcast: So you want a job as a CIA lawyer

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are: CIA Job Portal www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities The National Security Act of 1947 https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1947-07-26.pdf Carol, Richard, and Craig are members of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of General Counsel

Oct 31, 201925 min

National Security News Roundup with Jamil Jaffer

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are: Unclassified Anonymous Whistleblower Complaint regarding President Trump's call with Ukraine https://www.lawfareblog.com/house-intelligence-committee-releases-whistleblower-complaint Statement of Ambassador William Taylor to the House of Representatives https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/10/Taylor-openingstatement.pdf Turkish troops invaded Syria October 9, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turk...

Oct 24, 201922 min

Whistleblowers and the Law Part II: Classified Information with Bob Litt

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: 32 CFR Parts 2001 and 2003 Classified National Security Information; Final Rule https://www.archives.gov/isoo/policy-documents/isoo-implementing-directive.html Executive Order 13526 https://www.archives.gov/isoo/policy-documents/cnsi-eo.html Intelligence Community Directive 120 https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICD/ICD%20120.pdf Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 53 (1957) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1956/58 The 29th Annual Review of the Fi...

Oct 17, 201929 min

Sharing Nuclear Secrets Without Safeguards with Mieke Eoyang and Jackie Kempfer

The black letter law and articles referenced in this episode are: Report of the House Oversight Committee “Corporate and Foreign Interests Behind White House Push to Transfer U.S. Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia” https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/Trump%20Saudi%20Nuclear%20Report%20July%202019.pdf Part 810 Agreement Authority https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810 Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act https://www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlbfr/documents/087...

Oct 10, 201935 min

Whistleblowers and the Law with Brad Moss

The black letter law and articles in this episode: Whistleblowers, Leaks, and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/137391052/ Unclassified Anonymous Whistleblower Complaint https://www.lawfareblog.com/house-intelligence-committee-releases-whistleblower-complaint Intelligence Community Whistleblower Act of 1998 https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3829 Intelligence Community Whistleblowers Protections CRS Report http...

Oct 03, 201922 min

The Geospatial-Intelligence Revolution is Underway with Tom Monheim

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are 10 USC 467 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section467&num=0&edition=prelim Cosmos Iriduim Collision: Space News, “U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision” https://spacenews.com/u-s-satellite-destroyed-in-space-collision/ Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy https://media.defense.gov/2019/Feb/12/2002088963/-1/-1/1/SUMMARY-OF-DOD-AI-STRATEGY.PDF Defense News, “SPACECOM...

Sep 26, 201922 min

Will the Dollar be Disarmed? with Brian Egan

The black letter law and links referenced in this episode are: 29th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/379294007/ Financial Times, “Policymakers rethink everything at Jackson Hole” https://www.ft.com/content/360028ba-c702-11e9-af46-b09e8bfe60c0 Secretary Jack Lew’s 2016 speech to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace https://carnegieendowment.org/2016/03/30/u.s.-treasury-secretary-jacob-j.-lew-on-evolution-o...

Sep 20, 201941 min

Elections are Critical Infrastructure Part II with Megan Stifel and Andrew Borene

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report_Volume1.pdf Homeland Security Act of 2002 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/hr_5005_enr.pdf Securing America’s Federal Elections Act (SAFE Act) H.R. 2722 https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2722/BILLS-116hr2722rfs.pdf G...

Sep 12, 201924 min

Elections are Critical Infrastructure Part I with Megan Stifel and Andrew Borene

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report_Volume1.pdf Center for Internet Security Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security https://www.cisecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CIS-Elections-Handbook-19-March-Single-Pgs.pdf Federal Elections Commissioner Matthew Peterson st...

Sep 05, 201938 min

Law Firm Cybersecurity Requirements LIVE at the ABA Annual Meeting

This podcast references: Full Audio: Law Firm Cybersecurity Requirements You Never Dreamed Of: Emerging Threats, Ethical Obligations to Clients, and Survival Tactics https://bcove.video/30hd9c7 29th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference Registration https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/379294007/ Breakfast with Thomas Monheim, Sept 17 https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/381239204/

Aug 29, 201921 min

National Security: Where are the Cyber Gaps Part II LIVE

The 29th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law Conference https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/379294007/ Gilman Louie is a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners https://www.alsop-louie.com/team/gilman-louie/ Harvey Rishikof is the former chair of the Standing Committe on Law and National Security Advisory Committee https://www.law.temple.edu/contact/harvey-rishikof/ Herb Lin is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and a Fellow...

Aug 22, 201940 min

Where are the Cyber Gaps? LIVE at the ABA Annual Meeting

Registration and information for the 29th Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/inperson/379294007/ Gilman Louie is a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners https://www.alsop-louie.com/team/gilman-louie/

Aug 15, 201921 min

Rebroadcast: The Case for Federal Laws on Domestic Terrorism with Mary McCord

The black letter law and articles in this episode: Mary McCord in Foreign Policy “The Law Should Treat Domestic Terror as the Equivalent of International Terror” http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/22/the-law-should-treat-domestic-terror-as-the-equivalent-of-international-terror/ Terrorism Definitions https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331 Material Support Statute(s) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339B List of Foreign Terrorist ...

Aug 08, 201933 min

Following Tech Supply Chains with Jeff Ferry

The articles referenced in this episode are: We Need An American Alternative to Huawei, Jeff Ferry https://www.prosperousamerica.org/we_need_an_american_alternative_to_huawei Top Ten Cases of Chinese IP Theft, Jeff Ferry https://www.prosperousamerica.org/top_ten_cases_of_chinese_ip_theft Jeff Ferry is the Chief Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America https://www.prosperousamerica.org/jeff_ferry

Aug 01, 201937 min

National Security News Roundup with Angela Hinton

The black letter law and articles on this topic: Ransomware attacks in Georgia impact courts, cities, and police operations, Atlanta Journal Constitution https://www.ajc.com/news/local/lawrenceville-henry-county-recovery-mode-after-cyber-attack/KSxlFBnQScAhrGti8NQZCO/ Congressional testimony of Robert Mueller https://www.c-span.org/video/?462628-1/robert-mueller-congressional-testimony Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election https://www.justice.gov...

Jul 25, 201926 min

Climate Security and the Changing Landscape of Threat Part II with Mark Nevitt

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Documentaries: Tidewater and Age of Consequences https://www.amresproject.org/tidewater-film http://theageofconsequences.com/ Report from Brown University, Pentagon Fuel Use, Climate Change and the Costs of War https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2019/Pentagon%20Fuel%20Use,%20Climate%20Change%20and%20the%20Costs%20of%20War%20Final.pdf Mark Nevitt, Just Security, Climate Change: Our Greatest National Security Threat? (20...

Jul 18, 201925 min

Climate Security and the Changing Landscape of Threat Part I with Mark Nevitt

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Report from Brown University, Pentagon Fuel Use, Climate Change and the Costs of War The Fourth National Climate Assessment Summary Findings Mark Nevitt, Just Security, Climate Change: Our Greatest National Security Threat? (2019) Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap (2014) Juliana, et al. v. United States of America, et al court orders Mark Nevitt is a Sharswood Fellow teaching at the University of Pennsylvania Law School

Jul 11, 201920 min

So you want a job as a CIA lawyer

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are: CIA Job Portal https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities The National Security Act of 1947 https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1947-07-26.pdf Carol, Richard, and Craig are members of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of General Counsel

Jun 27, 201924 min

OFAC, Sanctions, and National Security Law LIVE with Andrea Gacki

This episode references: The Framework for OFAC Compliance https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/framework_ofac_cc.pdf Andrea Gacki is the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the Department of the Treasury

Jun 20, 201919 min

Can We Protect National Security if Virtual Currency Use Expands?

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are: Yaya Fanusie’s Testimony to the House Armed Services Committee “Survey of Terrorist Groups and Their Means of Financing” https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/09.07.2018_yaya_fanusie_testimony.pdf Cryptocurrency guidance and frameworks from FinCen – https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/FinCEN%20Guidance%20CVC%20FINAL%20508.pdf CFTC - https://www.cftc.gov/Bitcoin/index.htm CFPB - https://files.consumerfinan...

Jun 13, 201937 min

Mapping out China's Belt and Road with Jonathan Hillman

This episode references: Italy signing a Belt and Road MOU https://www.cfr.org/article/chinas-belt-and-road-gets-win-italy Sri Lanka turns over operations of a port to China https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html Dubai Ports World suing Djibouti and China Merchants over port access https://qz.com/africa/1560998/djibouti-dp-world-port-case-challenges-chinas-belt-and-road/ CSIS Report “The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge...

Jun 06, 201920 min

Understanding the Threat Landscape LIVE

This episode references: Beyond the Ballot: How the Kremlin Works to Undermine the U.S. Justice System https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/190430_RussiaUSJusticeSystem_v3_WEB_FULL.pdf Democracy and Justice in the Age of Disinformation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiyCZC4lnVA&feature=youtu.be Lara Flint is the Director of the Governance Program at Democracy Fund Seth Jones is the Director of the Transnational Threats Project and Senior Adviser at the Internati...

May 30, 201930 min
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