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Late Effort at the International Law Commission to Decriminalize the Crime of Aggression Is Wrong in Law
The international community’s renunciation and criminalization of aggressive wars resulted from a conscious law reform project inspired by two costly world wars. A recommendation from the International L... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: China in the Bull Shop
The latest episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast. -
Biden Administration Notifies Congress of Strikes Targeting IRGC-Affiliated Groups in Syria
President Joe Biden sent a letter notifying the speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate of the precision strikes. -
Bukele Has Defeated El Salvador’s Gangs—for Now. How? And What Does It Mean for the Region?
Why has Nayib Bukele’s crackdown succeeded in “thwarting” criminal groups in El Salvador when so many others in the region have failed? -
Biden Administration Bans Government Use of Commercial Spyware
President Biden signed an executive order prohibiting government employees from using spyware which could harm U.S. national security. -
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The Lawfare Podcast: Ravi Iyer on How to Improve Technology Through Design
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National Security AI and the Hurdles to International Regulation
Small-group cooperation and unilateral efforts to develop settled expectations around the use of national security AI are far more likely than an international regime analogous to nuclear arms control. -
Rational Security: The 'Wickedly Talented Adele Dazeem' Edition
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Afghanistan’s Crises Require a Clear Statement of U.S. Policy
The United States needs to articulate its approach, to make clear its intentions and provide leadership for an international humanitarian response. -
The Israeli President’s Plan to End the Constitutional Crisis
What does it say? Why has it been rejected by the government? -
The Week That Was
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Enforcement of Cybersecurity Regulations: Part 2
While a valuable part of a cybersecurity program, “third-party audits” are too often not audits and not done by true third parties. -
The Lawfare Podcast: What We've Learned About Security and Intelligence Failures on Jan. 6
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Climate Change Advisory Opinion Requests: Risk and Reward
States facing an existential threat from climate change ask international tribunals to weigh in on the obligations of states before it is too late. -
The D.C. Circuit Gets Weird in the Mar-a-Lago Investigation
An appellate court just held secret proceedings relating to former President Trump’s unlawful possession of classified documents at record-breaking speed. Why is a mystery… -
ChinaTalk: Stephen Kotkin on China
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Rational Security: The 'Mission Admonished' Edition
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D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Bahlul v. United States
The latest appeal, one in a long line of many, raises again an interesting issue about whether the military commission convening authority is properly appointed under the U.S. Constitution. -
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The Maritime Origins of Judicial Review
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Trump's Private Hacker Memo Is the Right Idea
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
