The House Homeland Security Committee released a report Wednesday acknowledging what the technology industry has been telling the federal government for more than a year: It’s impossible to give law enforcement a “back door” to encryption technologies without giving bad actors the same access to people’s phones and other devices. The “Going Dark, Going Forward: […]
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Marriage of Inconvenience
Economics have pushed Israel and Turkey to an overdue reconciliation. But Gaza, supposed cause of the rift, gains too little
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After Brexit: What Remains of the European Project?
The British have made up their minds. But what drove them to it?
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Who’s to Blame for Brexit? The Elites
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was driven by right-wing populism, but the real blame must be laid at the feet of elite technocrats who have bungled the European project.
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American Intelligence Agencies Lag Behind in Diversity
For decades, intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA that have been tarred with accusations of sexism and racial profiling have worked hard to clean up their images and present a friendlier, more inclusive face to the world. Unfortunately, despite these efforts, similar scandals continue to hound the intelligence community, from the CIA’s hand in […]
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Privilege, Passion, and Politics
The carnage in Orlando and hooliganism in Marseille prompt thoughts about reason versus the passions and the nature of the American Constitution.
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What’s Still True in the Wake of the Orlando Massacre
We will never be completely free of the threat of terrorism—but we can work to minimize that threat.
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The Expulsion and the Evidence
In 1972, the Israeli government lied to the Supreme Court about why it expelled thousands of people from their homes. Here’s the real story.
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In French Politics, May Is the Cruelest Month
In France, May is the month of protest pageantry, but often the real action takes place offstage.
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Long Lines and Disasters: The TSA in a Time of Troubles
A conversation with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem on the future of airport security.
