John Adams is a pseudonym. The author is a veteran attorney in the government arms control community. His opinions are purely his own, and do not reflect any official position or policy of the United States, the Conference on Disarmament, or the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Stewart Baker is a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C. From 2005 to 2009, he was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security. His law practice covers cybersecurity, data protection, homeland security, and travel and foreign investment regulation; he has been awarded one patent.
Mr. Baker has been General Counsel of the National Security Agency and General Counsel of the commission that investigated WMD intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war. He is the author of Skating on Stilts, a book on terrorism, cybersecurity, and other technology issues; he also hosts the weekly Cyberlaw Podcast.
Intellectual Property Rights in the Developing World
Clarisa Long
Part I of a two-part series of articles on international intellectual property protection. International piracy...
The Chemical Weapons Convention: Legal and Juridical Observations
John Adams
Introduction It is the inherent contradiction of the Twentieth Century that the same era that...
Encryption Policy Debate
Stewart A. Baker
The cryptography debate is a fascinating one. It divides the body politic in surprising ways....