-
Nomination Hearing: William Burns as Next CIA Director
-
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Lawfare’s daily roundup of national security news and opinion -
Republican Senators Question Merrick Garland: Missives From an Alternative Universe
The hearing was polite, informative and moving—and nonetheless reflected the post-truth world in which Republican senators choose to live. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Alex Klass on the Texas Energy Crisis
-
Senate Intelligence Holds Hearing on the SolarWinds Breach
-
Event: Harvard–West Point Conference on Race and Intersectional Critiques of National Security Law
Join the Harvard–West Point conference on race and national security law, March 1-5. -
Federal Laws and Grants Are Insufficient to Combat Against Cyber Threats
The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for malicious cyber actors who engage in criminal activity. -
The Trump Impeachment as Precedent for Future Late Impeachments
Trump’s acquittal made clear that the bar for convicting ex-officials is higher—but not insuperable. More than two-thirds of the Senate left the door open to convict ex-officials in the future. -
Senate Holds Joint Committee Hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
-
The Long Arm of U.S. Law: The Patriot Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and Foreign Banks
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 expands the government’s authority to subpoena documents held by foreign banks overseas. Here’s how U.S. institutions could interpret that expanded authority. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: NSA’s Pre-History is a Love Story
-
TechTank: Should Free Speech Be Regulated Online?
-
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. -
Trump’s Travel Ban Did Not Make Americans More Safe
The ban caused grievous harm to American Muslims and undermined the United States’s international reputation. -
Lessons From the Texas Grid Disaster: Planning and Investing for a Different Future
The problems in Texas this week were not the state’s current mix of energy resources, but that fact the state’s energy resources were not prepared to perform in the low temperatures seen. Americans must ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Trust, Software and Hardware
-
The Biden Administration Should Review and Rebuild the Trump Administration’s China Initiative From the Ground Up
After a string of questionable cases and poorly managed prosecutions, the incoming Biden administration should reform and rebuild the Justice Department’s program for countering Chinese economic espionag... -
Section 230 and the Anti-Social Contract
The power that tech platforms have over individuals can be legitimized only by rejecting the fraudulent contract of Section 230 and instituting principles of consent, reciprocity, and collective responsi... -
Nomination Hearing: Merrick Garland as next Attorney General
More Articles
-
The United Nations Security Council in 2023
A look back at the council’s work in the past year, and what to expect in 2024. -
PRC: Not Stealthy, Just Annoying + FTC Win Masks Shaky Legal Foundations
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Justin Sherman on the FTC Settlement with Location Data Broker X-Mode
What are the implications of the recent FTC action against data brokers?
