Tag: National security
Informants aren’t spies – they’re essential FBI tools
Douglas M. Charles, Pennsylvania State University
President Donald Trump tweeted this week that he would order the Department of Justice to investigate whether the FBI,...
Real security requires strong encryption – even if investigators get blocked
Susan Landau, Tufts University
The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice have been fighting against easy, widespread public access to encryption technologies for 25...
Global ransomware attack reinforces message of Trump’s new cybersecurity order
Frank J. Cilluffo, George Washington University and Sharon L. Cardash, George Washington University
A cyberattack is sweeping the world, infecting thousands of computers...
Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What’s the best way for...
Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service
Exactly how will the U.S. conduct a fair and accurate investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016...
Berlin attack: security intelligence has limits in preventing truck-borne terror
John Blaxland, Australian National University
The Christmas market truck assault in Berlin, which has left 12 dead and dozens injured, is a disturbing echo of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
