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Sanctions as a Surgical Tool Against Online Foreign Influence
Sanctions are sometimes perceived as blunt tools with delayed effects. In the world of online influence, they can have precise and immediate effects, hitting malign actors and operations at their core. -
Breaking Down the U.N.’s Report on Xinjiang
The U.N. finally released its report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang. What did the investigation uncover, and what’s next for the international community? -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
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Rational Security 2.0: The 'So Lonely on a Limb' Edition
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The Lawfare Podcast: Rupert Stone on the Booming Afghan Drug Trade
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A Retrospective Post-Quantum Policy Problem
Quantum computing will reveal old secrets once thought to be forever secure. What then? -
Missouri Decision Foreshadows Outcomes of Remaining Coronavirus-Related Suits Against China
The district court’s dismissal of the State of Missouri’s billion-dollar lawsuit against China over its COVID response bodes ill for similar remaining coronavirus-related suits. -
Justice Department Files Reply to Trump’s Opposition to Government’s Motion for Partial Stay of Cannon Ruling
The Justice Department argued that Trump has neither categorized the records found at Mar-a-Lago as personal records, nor has he officially claimed or provided evidence that the documents were declassifi... -
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The Lawfare Podcast: Rainer Sonntag, Vladimir Putin, and the German Far Right
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U.S. District Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton and Others
In the 65-page ruling, Middlebrooks found that Trump’s lawsuit lacked structure, substance, and legal support. -
National Security Creep in Cross-Border Investments
There has been a recent bipartisan shift to frame economic issues—among many others—in security terms. -
Let’s Stop Being Cavalier About Civilian Control of the Military
An open letter by former secretaries of defense and chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff represents a remarkable consensus on what core principles of civil-military relations are necessary for maintaini... -
Trump Files Response to Justice Department Motion for Partial Stay of Cannon's Special Master Order
The Trump team objected to the government's motion for partial stay of Cannon's order, which had enjoined the government from using the materials seized at Mar-a-Lago for investigative purposes. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lawfare’s daily roundup of national security news and opinion. -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Pakistan's Flood Disaster and National Security
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Policing With Less and Less Policing
A review of Michelle Wilde Anderson, “The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America” (Simon & Schuster, 2022). -
Next Generation Leadership for Special Operations Forces
Our study at the CNA Corporation is meant to help senior special operators better understand the needs of younger special operations forces as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different leadership... -
Chatter: 9/11 Memorialization with Marita Sturken
In this bonus episode of Chatter, David Priess talks with professor and author Martia Sturken about 9/11-related memorials, museums, and architecture.
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Trump Offers First Legal Justification for Venezuela Boat Strike
The 48-hour War Powers report claims the president acted on the basis of his Article II authority as an act of “self-defense.” -
Did the President’s Strike on Tren de Aragua Violate the Law?
By applying the tools of war to civilians, the Trump administration is entering unprecedented—and deeply problematic—legal territory.
