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Trump Administration Releases 2025 National Security Strategy
Trump described the document as a “roadmap to ensure that America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history.” -
The Case for AI Doom Rests on Three Unsettled Questions
A review of Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All” (Little, Brown and Company, 2025). -
When Do Cyber Campaigns Cross a Line?
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Live: The EU Fines X 120 M Euros - What Comes Next?
Watch the discussion at 11am on Dec. 5. -
Special Inspector General Publishes Afghanistan Audit
The report highlights “serious systemic issues” and characterizes the reconstruction mission as a failure. -
Evaluating the ICJ’s UNRWA Advisory Opinion
The opinion is correct that Israel violated international law by cutting ties with UNRWA, but some broader observations are questionable. -
F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council
Stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key for the U.S. government to see meaningful gains from security-by-demand. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Whiskey Rebellion as Precedent for Recent National Guard Deployments?
Judge Nelson is wrong: The Whiskey Rebellion undermines, rather than supports, deference to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. -
Lawfare Daily: The End of New START? With John Drennan and Matthew Sharpe
What would the end of New START mean for U.S.-Russia relations? -
China’s Turn to National Security Lawfare
The U.S.-China rivalry is fueling a legal arms race. -
Rational Security: The “Living La Vida Off Camera” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news. -
How Existing Liability Frameworks Can Handle Agentic AI Harms
Today’s AI agents resemble traditional products more than is commonly assumed. -
Lawfare Daily: The Besieged District Judges, with Reynolds Holding and Judge Jed Rakoff
Discussing the role of district judges in the United States justice system. -
Litigating in the Shadows: Federal Funding and the Supreme Court
Even the shadow docket holds important lessons for litigants challenging the Trump administration’s funding actions and others. -
How U.S. Export Controls Risk Undermining Biosecurity
The regulations intended to prevent bioweapons proliferation may be increasing bioweapon risks. -
Scaling Laws: Caleb Withers on the Cybersecurity Frontier in the Age of AI
How may frontier models shift the balance in favor of attackers in cyberspace? -
Lawfare Daily: America's Defense Industrial Base
How do the U.S and Chinese industrial bases compare? -
The Situation: Things You Might Have Missed Over Thanksgiving
The Situation continued while you were eating turkey. -
Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices
Social media was supposed to amplify our voices, but it ended up controlling us. Will AI be the same?
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Inside Trump’s Second-Term National Security Strategy
President Trump’s new “America First” National Security Strategy (NSS) is a stark departure from previous strategies. -
Why the Government Keeps Failing to Re-Indict Letitia James
Prosecutors are satisfying the definition of insanity—doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
