Dueling over Dual_EC_DRGB: The Consequences of Corrupting a Cryptographic Standardization Process By Nadiya Kostyuk and Susan Landau In recent decades, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which develops cryptographic standards for non-national security agencies of the U.S. government, has emerged as the de facto international source for cryptographic standards. But in 2013, […]
Volume 13, Issue 1
Masthead CFIUS Preemption by Kristen E. Eichensehr Spurred by concerns about a Chinese-owned wind farm, Texas recently enacted the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act to prohibit companies and Texas governmental entities from entering into agreements relating to critical infrastructure with companies that have certain ties to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The Texas statute […]
Volume 12, Issue 2
The Evolution and Jurisprudence of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Laura K. Donohue The past eight years have witnessed an explosion in the number of publicly-available opinions and orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. From only six opinions […]
2021 Symposium Announcement – Racial and Intersectional Critiques of National Security Law – March 1-5, 2021
Register and receive the zoom link here: https://bit.ly/37mSFE5 Monday NSJ Conference on Racial and Intersectional Critiques of National Security Panel: Gender, World Peace, Armed Conflict, and UNSCR 1325: Where Were We, Where Are We, and Where Do We Go from Here? 12 pm-1 pm EST: Register and receive the zoom link here: https://bit.ly/37mSFE5 Increasing attention […]
Volume 12, Issue 1
Pro-Constitutional Engagement: Judicial Review, Legislative Avoidance and Institutional Interdependence in National Security by Nino Guruli This paper examines the role of legislatures and how judicial review can prompt legislative activity. In the national security arena, more emphasis tends to be placed on the dangers of judicial activity—understood as judicial activism—without adequate acknowledgement of the fact […]
Volume 11, Issue 3
Examining the Anomalies, Explaining the Value: Should the USA FREEDOM Act’s Metadata Program be Extended? by Susan Landau & Asaf Lubin Edward Snowden’s disclosure of National Security Agency (“NSA”) bulk collection of communications metadata was a highly disturbing shock to the American public. The intelligence community was surprised by the response, as it had largely […]