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German Military Cyber Operations are in a Legal Gray Zone
In 2016, Germany created its military cyber command. But legal restrictions could ultimately decrease its flexibility and operational effectiveness. -
Why Is Trump’s Inspector General Purge Not a National Scandal?
The removal of a couple of inspectors general for transparently—and in one case, admittedly—self-interested reasons no longer generates outrage. -
Water Wars: Coronavirus Spreads Risk of Conflict Around the South China Sea
As the coronavirus upends military operations across the Indo-Pacific, naval powers commit to costly signaling on Taiwan and the South China Sea. -
The Bomb Still Ticks
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Disease Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
With the right safeguards, aggressive disease surveillance is likely permissible under the Fourth Amendment. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The United Nations and the Coronavirus Crisis
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Is Twitter Using the Health Emergency to Settle Political Scores?
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Leveraging Africa’s Technology Boom to Protect U.S. Interests
The United States should seize the opportunity to help Africa develop its tech infrastructure and business sector. -
The Week That Will Be
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Fault Lines: Combating Extremism with Farah Pandith
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ChinaTalk: How the Party Takes its Propaganda Global
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The Challenge of Software Liability
Liability for insecure software is already a reality. The question is whether Congress will step in to give it shape and a coherent legal structure. -
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The Afghanistan Investigation and the International Legal Order
The International Criminal Court’s authorization of an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan represents the culmination of a complex debate over the law and politics of a probe into the co... -
Keeping to the Conditions of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement
The deal signed in Doha is a major achievement, but will require rigorous enforcement of the terms to succeed. -
Court Unseals Ruling Denying Paracha Petition for Habeas Corpus
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The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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What Coronavirus Means for Online Fraud, Forced Sex, Drug Smuggling and Wildlife Trafficking
How is the COVID-19 outbreak affecting criminal groups, both in the short and long term? In particular, how is it affecting trends across the illicit economies of drug smuggling and poaching, wildlife tr... -
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Algorithmic Optimism, Democratic Reality
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Lawfare Daily: ‘Deportation, Inc.’ and the Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy
Why does the government outsource the critical immigration enforcement functions?
