The conversion of a disinformation code from self-regulation to requirement sparks an international tiff. What’s really happening?

The bureau’s role in shaping U.S. counterterrorism strategy is indispensable—but it needs to adapt and be adequately resourced.

A review of Emmanuel Carrere, V13: Chronicle of a Trial (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2024)

A modern disputation on the power and efficacy of indulgences

A recent bid for Baloch secession is unlikely to gain traction.

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The Second Circuit ruled that the bank is not protected by common law foreign sovereign immunity—unless the Supreme Court decides otherwise.

It strains credulity to claim that broad preemption of state AI regulation for the next decade is a necessary term or condition of an appropriation of $500 million for the Department of Commerce to updat...

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

One woman’s maddening search for the head of a non-existent federal agency.

Anthropic’s Claude 4 is a warning sign: AI that can help build bioweapons is coming, and could be widely available soon.

The Supreme Court will decide whether U.S. federal courts’ jurisdiction for conduct outside of the U.S. violates due process guarantees.

Why does the administration keep picking First Amendment fights it can’t possibly win?

A new Justice Dept. rule limiting foreign access to U.S. data is the latest effort to address globalized data and technology supply chains.