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The Second Trump Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Afghanistan
The administration’s dismantling of humanitarian and refugee programs will profoundly affect Afghans. -
Beijing’s Changing Invasion Calculus
China might use its expanding coercive toolkit to put Taiwan in its crosshairs. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
ChinaTalk: Ezra, Derek, and Dan Wang on Abundance and China
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Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2025 "Bobby R. Inman Award" for Student Scholarship on Intelligence
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Tracing the Origins of a ‘New American Surveillance State’
A review of Byron Tau, "Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State" (Crown, 2024). -
Legal Challenges Mount Against Renewed U.S. Sanctions on the ICC
Three lawsuits challenging EO 14203 raise important constitutional and statutory claims with far-reaching implications for U.S. engagement with international justice institutions. -
1,000 AI Bills: Time for Congress to Get Serious About Preemption
If this growing patchwork of parochial regulatory policies takes root, it could undermine U.S. AI innovation. -
Lawfare Daily: Ben Brooks on the Rise of Open Source AI
What are the ramifications of the shift to open source AI? -
It's Like Signal, but Dumb
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Pam Bondi Thinks Trump Saved Your Life
Evaluating the dizzying math behind the attorney general’s fentanyl claims. -
Our Reporters’ Notes on the May 7 Hearing in the J.G.G. Case
The judge seemed receptive to a class action on behalf of aliens sent to CECOT under President Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. -
From Budapest to Hanoi: Comparing the COE and UN Cybercrime Conventions
Will the U.S. government sign on to the new and controversial UN Cybercrime Convention? -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 9
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
A Politically Neutral Military Is Not Always Obedient
Military political neutrality in a democratic society is, and always has been, more than a promise of obedience. -
Lawfare Daily: Resisting Democratic Backsliding
How can opposition movements resist democratic backsliding? -
The Situation: Crypto Scams and Gratuities Laws
Reining in the corruption is not hopeless. -
The Courts Versus Trump, Then and Now
The judiciary struggled to respond to the challenge Trump posed during his first term. How are judges doing this time around? -
Rational Security: The “Shaving Face” Edition
This week, Scott Anderson, Benjamin “The Beard” Wittes, and Anastasiia (and Ava) Lapatina discussed the week’s biggest national security news stories. -
Reshaping Turkish Politics: Erdogan’s Bet on a Kurdish Opposition?
Erdoğan is preparing to sideline the CHP and replace it with another party.
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Comparing the American and Chinese Zero-Day Pipelines
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Lawfare Daily: Ukraine-Russia Negotiations with Eric Ciaramella and Samuel Charap
Discussing key issues in the Ukraine-Russia talks. -
The Situation: The Talented Mr. Bove
He’s got all the skills, and none of the ethics, needed for service on the bench.