-
The Situation: Extortion as Governance
How criminal investigation becomes an instrument of monetary policy. -
Explaining Trump’s Oil Grab
There’s a reason why countries don’t go to war over oil. The Trump administration miscalculated the costs. -
Scaling Laws: How AI Can Transform Local Criminal Justice, with Francis Shen
Discussing the intersection of neuroscience, AI, and criminal justice. -
Lawfare Daily: The Latest in Iran, with Richard Nephew
Taking stock of U.S. policy toward Iran one year into President Trump's second administration. -
Sen. Kelly Sues Department of Defense Over Disciplinary Actions
The suit alleges the Defense Department retaliated against Kelly for protected speech and interfered with his Article I duties. -
Priorities for U.S. Participation in International AI Capacity-Building
The U.S. risks exclusion from the collaborative frameworks shaping AI governance across the majority of the world's population. -
The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws
New U.S. visa bans against Europeans over content moderation likely will elicit an EU response. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 9
Listen to the Jan. 9 livestream as a podcast. -
The Situation: We Agree
Finding points of common ground on Jan. 6 with the White House -
U.S.-China Space Competition Is Anchored to Geography on Earth
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
When Misinformation Means the Difference Between Life and Death
A Review of Daniel Silverman, “Seeing Is Disbelieving: Why People Believe Misinformation in War, and When They Know Better” (Cambridge University Press, 2024). -
Lawfare Daily: The Legal Fallout After a Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
What is the legal framework governing state prosecutions of federal officers? -
Lawfare Is Not Enough: The U.S. Needs Legal Statecraft
Legal statecraft moves beyond lawfare, giving the U.S. a strategic instrument to shape the environment instead of playing defense. -
The Fentanyl Executive Order and Domestic Military Deployments
Any attempt to authorize domestic military deployments by designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction rests on absurd legal theories. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 9
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Rational Security: The “Caracas Like a Hurricane” Special Venezuela Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett, and Molly Roberts for a special deep-dive into the intervention in Venezuela. -
Congress Must Define ‘Unlawful Order’ Under Military Law
Without clear definitions, commanders risk issuing unlawful orders, and troops risk obeying them. -
The U.K.’s Plan for Electronic Eavesdropping Poses Cybersecurity Risks
The U.K. government’s latest attempt to access encrypted cloud backups could allow adversarial actors to gain access to sensitive data. -
Lawfare Daily: Mary Clare Jalonick on ‘Storm at the Capitol’
What lessons can be drawn from the attack on the U.S. Capitol five years later?
More Articles
-
Does Product Liability Offer a Route Around Section 230?
Lawsuits against social media companies are addressing not only Section 230, but also product liability law and the First Amendment. -
Rational Security: The “Authentic Flavors, Real Fruit” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Molly Roberts, Tyler McBrien, and Renée DiResta to talk through the week’s big national security news stories. -
The Transatlantic Relationship You Knew Is Gone
NATO can be recast, not restored.
