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Europe’s Data Broker Problem Threatens U.S. National Security
Data brokerage in Europe is putting U.S. service members and personnel at risk. The U.S. is waiting on Europe to step in. -
Next Up: Letitia James
It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3
Listen to the Oct. 3 livestream. -
The Geography of a U.S.-China War
Conflict over Taiwan would promote escalation in ways U.S.-Soviet tensions in Europe never did. -
The Situation: Murder She Wrote
There’s a word for what they’re doing. -
Oregon v. Trump: A Hearing Diary
A live-blog of the temporary injunction hearing over whether to block federalization of 200 National Guard troops in Portland. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Open Markets Act’s Troubling New Provision
An obscure provision of the latest version of the Open Markets Act could undermine software supply chain security protections. -
The CFIUS Review That Will Never Be
What it means that the president’s son-in-law is part of the group buying Electronic Arts. -
The Cyberespionage Gig Economy
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: The Law of the Shutdown
How does the current government shutdown fit in the broader context of the Trump administration’s exercise of executive power? -
Speech, Coercion, and the Myth of the Censorship Regime
Google's letter to Rep. Jim Jordan inadvertently provides evidence against the "censorship industrial complex" narrative he is using it to support. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Venezuelan Boat Attacks: Utterly Unprecedented and Patently Predictable
The unlawful policies and practices of the previous post-9/11 administrations laid the foundation for the Trump administration’s current legal overreach. -
Lawfare Daily: President Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
What is in President Trump's Gaza peace plan? -
Hegseth’s Unusual, Partisan, and Dangerous Convening of Military Leaders
If the defense secretary’s event allayed concerns of DEI in the military for some, it aggravated concerns of a politicized military for all. -
Reductions in Force During Shutdowns: Easier Said Than Done
Even if a lapse in appropriations justifies RIFs, the administration will struggle to lawfully carry out such RIFs. -
Rational Security: The “Sweet Dreams Are Made of Cheese” Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein and Anna Bower talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Making a Scarecrow of the Law: A Former Agent’s Reaction to Recent Events at the FBI
My response to the ongoing politicization of the FBI under Kash Patel. -
You Can’t Designate ‘Antifa.’ Banks and Platforms Will Act Like You Did Anyway.
The White House’s words will change behavior long before any court can.
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Rational Security: The “Happy FrAIday” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Kevin Frazier, Roger Parloff, and Molly Roberts to talk through some of the week’s big news in AI. -
Harsh Confinement
A review of W. Fitzhugh Brundage, “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” (Norton, 2026). -
Open-Weight Model Advances Make the Mythos Debate Moot
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
