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Embracing Climate Realities: The Climate Security Implications of COP30
The optimistic era of climate diplomacy, epitomized by the 2015 Paris Agreement, has given way to a more fragmented world in which climate change has taken a back seat. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 5
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Four Things to Know About Hybrid Air Denial
Adversaries are using new technologies to disrupt commercial flight without escalating to broader conflict. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Situation: My First Waymo
I took a ride to Palo Alto in a Jaguar with a robot driver. -
Hearing Dispatch: NPR Fights Trump on the First Amendment
The plaintiffs argue the government is disfavoring speech it disagrees with. The government barely disputes that. -
Pentagon Inspector General Releases Report on Hegseth’s Signal Use
The report concluded that the secretary “did not comply” with Defense Department policy when he “sent sensitive, nonpublic, operational information” on the messaging app. -
Trump Administration Releases 2025 National Security Strategy
Trump described the document as a “roadmap to ensure that America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history.” -
The Case for AI Doom Rests on Three Unsettled Questions
A review of Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” (Little, Brown and Company, 2025). -
When Do Cyber Campaigns Cross a Line?
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Live: The EU Fines X 120 M Euros - What Comes Next?
Watch the discussion at 11am on Dec. 5. -
Special Inspector General Publishes Afghanistan Audit
The report highlights “serious systemic issues” and characterizes the reconstruction mission as a failure. -
Evaluating the ICJ’s UNRWA Advisory Opinion
The opinion is correct that Israel violated international law by cutting ties with UNRWA, but some broader observations are questionable. -
F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council
Stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key for the U.S. government to see meaningful gains from security-by-demand. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Whiskey Rebellion as Precedent for Recent National Guard Deployments?
Judge Nelson is wrong: The Whiskey Rebellion undermines, rather than supports, deference to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. -
Lawfare Daily: The End of New START? With John Drennan and Matthew Sharpe
What would the end of New START mean for U.S.-Russia relations? -
China’s Turn to National Security Lawfare
The U.S.-China rivalry is fueling a legal arms race. -
Rational Security: The “Living La Vida Off Camera” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news. -
How Existing Liability Frameworks Can Handle Agentic AI Harms
Today’s AI agents resemble traditional products more than is commonly assumed.
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The GSA’s Draft AI Clause Is Governance by Sledgehammer
The General Services Administration’s draft AI clause gets the governance problem right—then blows right past it. -
Two Illegal Biolabs Reveal Gaps in U.S. Biosecurity
The discovery of CCP-linked biolabs on American soil exposes major biosecurity gaps. Policymakers must act to improve oversight of biological research activity. -
AEA Litigation: Enforcing Congress’s Limits on Delegated Power
History shows the Trump administration is misinterpreting the Alien Enemies Act. The administration says courts shouldn't intervene.
