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What Happens If the Trump Administration Designates Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations?
The move would allow the president to implement several criminal and financial penalties against those groups and their members—but the measures will not necessarily help the federal government combat th... -
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
A review of Fred Kaplan, “The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War” (Simon & Schuster, 2020). -
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
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
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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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, April 3
Listen to the April 3 livestream as a podcast. -
Myth of the AI Oracle
Even the most capable AI will face limits on its ability to make predictions and substitute for strategic decision-making. -
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