A review of Kevin Arlyck, “The Nation at Sea: The Federal Courts and American Sovereignty, 1789-1825” (Cambridge University Press, 2025).

It is a global model for its domestic, not international, legal origins. Future peace may be the real cost of de la Espriella’s attacks.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

Judges face an unsatisfactory menu of AI options. A secure, judiciary-controlled sandbox for testing frontier models is the better path.

The CIA spent seven decades moving from purging LGBT officers to embracing them—until the second Trump administration began undoing that work.

Strategists must understand the great powers’ different approaches to nuclear use.

In war, the guns do not fall silent so the diplomats can speak. The guns often speak for them.

The critical mineral has driven a wedge between Washington and Vilnius, as the Trump administration pressures a NATO ally to engage with Belarus—sidestepping the EU in the process.

From targetability to liability, tech companies face expanding risks in conflict zones.

A primer on how special grand juries work, what federal law actually permits them to do, and why this one might backfire.

Bill C-22’s anti-security powers could cost Canada the tool it needs most to modernize investigations for the cloud era.