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The Situation: I Never Signed Up for This Kind of Targeted Killing
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Why Isn’t China Interested in Nuclear Risk Reduction?
It’s time for China’s approach to arms control to evolve. The United States can help. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
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. -
Lawfare Daily: U.S. Military Conducts Lethal Strike on Venezuelan ‘Drug Boat’
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The Commander in Chief in Congress
A review of Casey Dominguez, “Commander in Chief: Partisanship, Nationalism, and the Reconstruction of Congressional War Powers” (University Press of Kansas, 2024). -
Google Sharpens Its Cyber Knife
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Scaling Laws: Contrasting and Conflicting Efforts to Regulate Big Tech: EU v. U.S.
How do the U.S. and the EU differ in their regulatory approaches to Big Tech? -
Fifth Circuit Grants Preliminary Injunction Against AEA Tren de Aragua Removals
The three-judge panel found that the petitioners were likely to succeed on the merits because the AEA’s required predicates of declared war, invasion, or predatory incursion were not met based on the gov... -
D.C. Sues Trump Administration for National Guard Deployment
The suit focuses on the legal basis of deployment, the scope of duties and authorities, and the command and control structure in which the National Guard units are operating. -
Lawfare Live: U.S. Military Conducts Lethal Strike on Venezuelan ‘Drug Boat’
Join the Lawfare team at 2:30 pm ET for a discussion of U.S. military activity in the Caribbean. -
Lawfare Daily: Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan
Discussing the implications of a Chinese blockade of Taiwan. -
The Lingering Uncertainty in Judge Breyer’s Newsom v. Trump Ruling
Judge Breyer’s opinion uncovers important facts about the ongoing military deployment to California but leaves critical legal questions unanswered. -
The Situation: Deferring to Lies
When is a predatory incursion an eggplant? -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Are Existing Consumer Protections Enough for AI?
An initial effort to map the protection landscape -
Rational Security: The 'Master of the House' Edition
Scott Anderson, Anna Bower, Tyler McBrien, and Peter Harrell talked through the week’s big national security news. -
Lawfare Daily: Federal Judges Rule Against Trump on National Guard Deployment, Tariffs, and Removal of Migrant Children to Guatemala
Listen to the Sept. 2 livestream as a podcast. -
The Federal Circuit Rules Trump Tariffs are Illegal
But its overly cautious ruling opens the door to more IEEPA tariffs in the future.
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Russia’s Cyber Firms Are Getting Rich During War
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Rational Security: The “Ten Years, Still Off-Key” Edition
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Recovering Unlawfully Imposed Tariffs: Navigating Refunds of IEEPA Duties
Importers can recover unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs, but only if they follow strict refund procedures.
