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Why Zelensky Can’t Hold Elections Yet
As Trump pushes Ukrainians to go to the polls, consider the risks. -
The Situation: Another Day, Another No True Bill
As Bob Dylan once sang, “How many grand juries must reject an indictment before we call it a no true bill?” -
How to Tell a National Security Story
A review of two books from Peter Roady and Andrew Preston. -
Students, Spies, and Self-Inflicted Wounds
The short-sightedness of limiting foreign students in the name of national security. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trump Administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy
Listen to the Dec. 11 livestream as a podcast. -
How the FCC Chair Unplugged Jimmy Kimmel—and Why It Didn’t Last
Disney’s spine was stiffened by force. Others’ mileage may vary. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 12
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Digital Freedom Depends on Access Rights
Platforms arbitrarily block AI agents. The implications go beyond consumer choice to liberty itself. -
Lawfare Daily: The Duty to Disobey Unlawful Orders
What is the duty to disobey unlawful orders? -
Hegseth Memo Instructs Defense Dept. to Use Military AI Platform
The memorandum describes “GenAI.mil” as a secure service fit to handle controlled unclassified information. -
Rational Security: The “Adverse Possession” Edition
Scott Anderson, Tyler McBrien and Alex Zerden talked through a few of the week’s big national security news stories. -
The Difficulty of Coding Terrorism
Terrorism researchers must recognize ambiguities in inclusion, coding, and analysis as they use data to inform policy. -
Regulating Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls
The Wassenaar export controls offer insights into the regulation of commercial spyware, making them instructive for current initiatives. -
Lawfare Daily: The Defense Tech Paradox, with Susannah Glickman
What is the role of defense tech in the second Trump administration? -
California Enacted AI Bills. Now Officials Must Define Them.
The impact of upcoming AI legislation hinges on how officials define key terms like “frontier model” and “reasonable measures.” -
Lawfare Live: Discussing the 2025 National Security Strategy
Watch the discussion on Dec. 11 at 10 am ET. -
Scaling Laws: Graham Dufault on Small Businesses and Navigating EU AI laws
How are small- and medium-sized enterprises navigating the EU's AI regulatory framework? -
Unexpected Questions in Learning Resources v. Trump
Are IEEPA tariffs permitted as either a lesser form of an embargo or the equivalent of a license fee? In short: no. -
Lawfare Daily: Wikipedia, Ref-Working, and the Battle Over Reality
What happens when reliable sources become a battleground for power? -
The Situation: Why Did the White House Write This National Security Strategy?
A very strange document.
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Open-Weight Model Advances Make the Mythos Debate Moot
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