Jay B. Huwieler – Foreign Affairs | Security | Tech

American Culture, Department of Defense, Intelligence, Military

I Knew Chelsea Manning in Basic Combat Training. Here’s the Story You Haven’t Heard

January 18, 2017 — 192 Comments

Military, Policy, War

The Gap Between the Ground and the Sky: How Cluster Bomb Production in America Came to an End in 2016

October 29, 2016

Command and Control, Cybercom, Ethics, Intelligence, Military, NSA, Politics, Privacy, Technology

Splitting Cybercom from the NSA, Part II: Transparency, Oversight, and Accountability

September 30, 2016

Command and Control, Cybercom, Government, Military, NSA, Politics

Splitting Cybercom from the NSA, Part I: Command and Control Issues

September 27, 2016 — 0 Comments

China, Key, Military, News and Society, Politics, Quantum Computing, Quantum Key Distribution, Technology

Quantum Key Distribution: How the Media got it Wrong, and How a Military can Still Fight Back

August 24, 2016

Automated Vehiciles, Ethics, Google, Law, Law Enforcement, Mobility, News and Society, Self Driving Cars, Technology

Automated Vehicles, Part I: A Society Without Control

American Culture, Automated Vehiciles, Autonomous Vehicles, Technology

Automated Vehicles: Preamble

'It's not about the Benjamins,' Netanyahu says of U.S. support for Israel March 26, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "it's not about the Benjamins" as he hit back on Tuesday against any suggestion that U.S. politicians are paid to support Israel.
Spanish politicians call Mexican president letter an 'offense' March 26, 2019
Spanish politicians reacted with anger on Tuesday to a request by Mexico's president for an apology for the wrongs committed by conquerors to indigenous peoples 500 years ago, calling it an affront to Spanish history.
Burundi releases schoolgirls held for scribbling on president's portrait March 26, 2019
Burundi has released three schoolgirls whose detention over accusations of scribbling on President Pierre Nkurunziza's picture in textbooks had led to an international outcry.
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on Bouteflika to quit March 26, 2019
Thousands of people rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, keeping up the pressure in weeks of protests that threaten to topple him and the elderly elite that has helped keep him in power for 20 years.
U.S. Supreme Court backs Sudan in USS Cole bombing lawsuit March 26, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday prevented American sailors injured in the deadly 2000 al Qaeda bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole from collecting $314.7 million in damages from the government of Sudan for its alleged role in the attack.
Venezuela blackout leaves streets empty, school and work canceled March 26, 2019
Venezuela canceled work and school on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left streets mostly empty in Caracas and residents of the capital wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic and political crisis.
Algerian army chief asks for the presidency to be vacated March 26, 2019
Algeria's army chief Ahmed Gaed Salah asked for the presidency to be vacated, Ennahar TV reported, saying the general considered the people's demands are valid following a month of mass protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Israel-Hamas fighting eases along Gaza border, Israel moves up tanks and troops March 26, 2019
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes but Israel said it reserved the right to strike again and kept its troops and tanks massed at the Gaza frontier.
Australia's One Nation party accused of seeking NRA money to weaken gun laws March 26, 2019
Australia's nationalist One Nation party allegedly sought millions of dollars from the U.S. gun lobby and discussed weakening the country's strict gun control laws with the U.S. National Rifle Association, Al Jazeera reported.
Thailand's coup maker could face tough transition to civilian leadership March 26, 2019
For five years, Thailand's Prayuth Chan-ocha ruled undisputed as the head of a junta that had grabbed power from a democratically elected government - now, he looks poised to become a civilian prime minister himself.