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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Van Buren v. United States
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Winter 2020 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'
The Winter 2020 Supplement for Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials (7th ed. 2020) is now available on Lawfare. -
The Lawfare Podcast: An Assassination in Iran
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How Easy Is it to Build a Robot Assassin?
Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh reportedly may have been assassinated using a remote-controlled machine gun. Such devices are unfortunately easy to construct. -
Department of Justice Investigating Potential Pardon Bribery Scheme
A newly-unsealed court document shows that the Justice Department is investigating a possible scheme involving political contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon. -
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The Lawfare Podcast: Why Businesses Need to Take Espionage Seriously
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The Mistake of Designating the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
The label misunderstands the conflict and would harm Yemeni civilians more than the Houthis themselves. -
ChinaTalk: 5G in the Caribbean, Open Source Tech, CCP Twitter Bots, Chinese TV and Rap
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Come Work With Us—As Our New Research Assistant
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Henry Kissinger and Michael Daniel on How To Be a Cyber Czar
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The National Security Law Podcast: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing
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The GSA Delayed Biden’s Transition. Future Presidents-Elect Could Sue to Speed Things Up.
President-elect Joe Biden chose not to go to court. But the Administrative Procedure Act provides tools that a winning candidate could use to force the hand of a reluctant General Services Administration. -
TechTank: Will Telehealth Continue Under the Biden Administration?
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What’s in the Lead Inspector General’s Quarterly Report on Afghanistan?
The inspector general’s quarterly report provides an interesting status update on the conflict in Afghanistan in light of the Trump administration’s expedited drawdown. -
TechTank: What Will Tech Policy Look Like in the Next Administration?
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The Week That Will Be
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The Lawfare Podcast: H. R. McMaster on China
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Why the Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-Fire Won’t End the Conflict
The agreement introduces a number of novel terms that have not previously been included in any cease-fire—all considered successes for Azerbaijan and Russia, but not necessarily for Armenia.
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Executive Order Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The White House says fentanyl is “closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic,” warning about the opioid's possible use in a terror attack. -
The European Union Changes Course on Digital Legislation
The proposed digital omnibus package would make changes to the AI Act and GDPR in addition to other data-related measures. -
The Pentagon’s Operational Technology Problem
The readiness of America’s warfighters depends on the cybersecurity of operational technology that is largely unregulated.
