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Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers spoke about national security issues at an American Bar Association event in Washington, DC.

General Counsel for the FBI Dana Boente spoke about national security issues at an American Bar Association event

The National Security Agency’s general counsel Glenn Gerstell delivered the keynote address at the American Bar Association’s national security conference. A panel on cybersecurity and surve…

White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro discussed economic policy and national security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He said President Trum…

Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to former President George W. Bush, talked about national security issues at an event hosted by the American Bar Association’s Standing Com…

The editors and a contributor to the book Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security talked about the legal and policy issues surrounding the media’s cove…

John Yoo, author of Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, and Bruce Fein, author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution a…

John Yoo talked about his book, Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, in which he argues that international law has little effect on the behavior of powerfu…

Panelists talked about the origin and process of developing the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare. Commissioned in 2009 by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defenc…

Andrew Weissmann, general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, talked about new technologies and the challenges the FBI and other law enforcement agencies face in getting private…

Co-editor Harvey Rishikof and four other contributors to the book, Patriots Debate, talked about cyberwarfare and the future of military detention programs. Patriots Debate is an American Ba…

Suzanne Spaulding talked about strengthening and securing national critical infrastructure against hazards such as extreme weather, cyber- and human-made threats, and physical deterioration.…

Assistant Attorney General Tony West spoke about continued detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Obama administration’s promise to close the facility, and legal challenges faci…

John Pistole spoke about the Transportation Security Agency’s efforts to balance privacy rights with securing the airport and railway systems. He also responded to questions from the audienc…

Richard Clarke spoke about cyber security threats and ways to protect the nation’s computer infrastructures. He also responded to questions from the audience.

Government lawyers spoke about international law and national security policy. Among the topics they addressed were the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, collection and use o…

Jeb Johnson spoke about legal issues related to detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison. Among the issues he addressed were the planned closing of the facility, trying cases of those charged, and…

Panelists talked about national security policy, intelligence gathering, domestic policy, and legal issues. Among the topics they addressed were proposals to create a new domestic intelligen…

Mr. Rishikof discussed the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. He discussed Governor Blanco’s reluctance to give up control of the Louisiana National Guard. He …

Moderated by Dean Grossman, legal advisers and human rights activists talked about torture and prisoner-of-war interrogation practices. Topics included human rights, the global efforts to co…