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Pouring Bullet Train Money Into Water Development Could Backfire

mentioning Hoover Institutionvia Los Angeles Times
Thursday, March 10, 2016

At first glance, the idea is appealing: Scrap Gov. Jerry Brown’s troubled bullet train project and pour the money into water development.

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Three Minutes To Midnight: Closer To Nuclear Conflict Than We Think

featuring William J. Perryvia War on the Rocks
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

While at Stanford last month, we had a long conversation with former Secretary of Defense William Perry about the nuclear dangers facing the world. We were struck by his provocative and frightening outlook: that the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe today is greater than it was during the Cold War. North Korea’s recent bluster only underlines the dangers.

Interviews

Cyberwar: The Digital Battlefield With Herb Lin

interview with Herbert Linvia World Affairs Council of Northern California
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Herb Lin interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan about the history of cyberwar and considers its implications for future conflicts. Herb Lin asks what war looks like in the digital age? How the United States integrated cyberwar into its national security strategy? What we know about other countries' cyber programs and the potential risks they pose?

Analysis and Commentary

A Trans-Atlantic Town Hall Dialogue With Germans On Data Privacy

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Monday, March 7, 2016

Last month, I was asked to participate in a genuinely unusual radio experiment: a trans-Atlantic town hall meeting hosted by PRI's America Abroad simultaenously in Austin Texas and Berlin. The subject was data privacy.

Analysis and Commentary

Silencing ‘The Cannon,’ A Social Media Phenom

by Markos Kounalakisvia Sacramento Bee
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Social media made him a star. He is a real estate mogul whose followers believe he speaks truth to power. As a result of his outspoken anti-establishment political posture and popularity, his party wants to shut him down.

Analysis and Commentary

The Lawfare Podcast: Apple V. FBI At The Wilson Center

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Saturday, March 5, 2016

This week on the Lawfare Podcast, the Wilson Center takes on the Apple v. FBI controversy in a panel entitled “Will They or Won’t They? Understanding the Encryption Debate.”

Analysis and Commentary

Why Does Apple Think Telegram Is "Pernicious"?

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Friday, March 4, 2016

I have a lot to say about this week's House Judiciary Committee, at which both FBI Director James Comey and Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell testified. I'll write up some general thoughts over the next few days.

In the News

DOD's Long Path To Creating A Cyber Warrior Workforce

quoting Herbert Linvia Defense Systems
Friday, March 4, 2016

When most all military officials talk about the cyber domain, they don’t focus so much on profound technological advancements and cutting-edge capabilities, but, rather, on the people.

Analysis and Commentary

Rational Security: The "It's A Feature Not A Bug" Edition

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Friday, March 4, 2016

A New York magistrate judge says the government can’t force Apple to help the FBI extract information from an iPhone. Forty percent of analysts at the U.S. military’s Central Command say the “integrity” of their reports is flawed. 

Analysis and Commentary

e-Residency In Estonia, Part III: Wherein I Use My New Digital Identity Card To Swap Letters With The President

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Friday, March 4, 2016

The other day, I received a letter from Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. It came in the form of an unadorned Microsoft Word file called "wittes.docx." It did not bear President Ilves's John Hancock. Nor was it on the letterhead of the office of the Estonian Presidency.

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The Task Force on Energy Policy addresses energy policy in the United States and its effects on our domestic and international political priorities, particularly our national security.