Getting to the bottom of the NSA revelations
It is going to take some time to get to the bottom of recent stories about secret data collection by the National Security Agency (NSA). I will refrain from summing up what we know so far because news...
View ArticleThe NSA revelations: What we need to know
I see that New York Times columnist Tom Friedman tells us that Americans should go along with the NSA’s massive data collection programs: “Yes, I worry about potential government abuse of privacy from...
View ArticleShould we care if Edward Snowden is a hero?
There have been a lot of news reports on the revelations about National Security Agency surveillance since I last posted on the subject. I won’t go into them here. Suffice it to say that the reporting,...
View ArticleSnowden: The terminal phase?
It has been a month since the Guardian and Washington Post newspapers began releasing articles based upon leaked information reputedly from a source inside the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). I...
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Chaos in the streets? Blame cyberspace!
In the third of a six-part Baker Institute Viewpoints series, we evaluate the impact that a new wave of civil unrest will have on international politics. Turkey, Brazil, then Egypt: Once again,...
View ArticleU.S. spying in Germany: The story grows
The dispute over U.S. spying in Germany, though an irritant to bilateral relations, does not herald a major rift between Berlin and Washington. But the spying scandal is unfortunate, from the Obama...
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