While Nero Fiddles

Amidst the chaos of the Trump presidency, it's easy to lose track of important stories that might otherwise have taken top billing under a different administration. In this feature, Lawfare highlights real security threats that have slipped under the radar as our attention is focused elsewhere.

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Turkey Invades Syria

Paul Rosenzweig Sun, Jan 21, 2018, 10:36 AM

The front page of all of the major papers today is focussed on the shutdown showdown in Washington. Is it a #Trumpocalypse or a #SchumerShutdown?

Meanwhile the damage of a Trump presidency is magnified as our national interests continue to take a back seat to a president (I am not making this up!) who spent Saturday watching old TV clips of himself criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the last shutdown.

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Hong Kong Independence Threatened

Paul Rosenzweig Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 11:27 AM

Yet another important story buried in the chaos of the Trump presidency. As the New York Times reports, China is moving to end Hong Kong's independence:

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Cyber Attacks on Qatar

Paul Rosenzweig Sat, Jun 10, 2017, 12:03 PM

While much of America (including me :-)) are obsessed with the Comey hearings and the Trump reaction, elsewhere in the world the Qatar dispute with the rest of the Gulf took center stage. Behind the scenes at least three seperate cyber operations were underway:

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Hong Kong Independence Threatened

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Cyber Attacks on Qatar

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