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Online Information Operations Cross Platforms. Tech Companies' Responses Should Too.
In March, Facebook took down more than 2,600 pages, groups and accounts engaged in sweeping coordinated information operations on its platforms—an important step in the platform’s effort to prevent malig... -
Call for Papers: Homeland Security Project at the Belfer Center
Homeland security issues have emerged as among the most critical facing our country. Massive hurricanes devastated large swaths of the United States in 2017, the recovery from which is not over. Hostile ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House declined a request from the House Oversight and Reform Committee to have Stephen Miller testify about President Trump’s immigration policies, reported CNN. Meanwhile, the New York Times d... -
The Yemen Resolution and the Historical U.S.-Saudi Security Relationship
On April 16, President Trump vetoed S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution directing the United States to end support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The veto was the second ... -
As Trump Moves to Cut Off Iran’s Oil Revenues, What’s His Endgame?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Rational Security: The 'Mueller Time' Edition
The Special Counsel’s report has finally been released. After reading the report and thinking about the findings, we’ll discuss what impressed us most and what happens next.Shane r...
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On Risk Mitigation and Huawei: A Response
Today, Lawfare published an article by Alexei Bulazel, Sophia d’Antoine, Perri Adams and Dave Aitel on “The Risks of Huawei Risk Mitigation” that seemingly disagrees with an earlier piece of mine on the... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House plans to resist the House Judiciary Committee’s subpoena of former White House Counsel Don McGahn, reports the Washington Post. McGahn was subpoenaed in the wake of the release of Special... -
Toward an Information Operations Kill Chain
Cyberattacks don’t magically happen; they involve a series of steps. And far from being helpless, defenders can disrupt the attack at any of those steps. This framing has led to something called the “cyb... -
The Risks of Huawei Risk Mitigation
While there is widespread agreement that Huawei devices in 5G infrastructure pose some risk to the U.S. and allied nations, the policy community—in particular the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre—ha... -
The Lawfare Podcast Bonus Edition: A Brookings Discussion on What We Learned From the Mueller Report
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What Mueller Got Right
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation, and many questions remain. Chief among them is what animated Mueller’s decision not to reach a conclusion on possible obstruction of justic... -
The Massachusetts High Court Rules That State Can Compel Password Decryption in Commonwealth v. Jones
In Commonwealth v. Jones, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held, for the second time in five years, that the government may compel a defendant to unlock an electronic device under certain circums... -
Video: Brookings Event on the Mueller Report
On April 23, Benjamin Wittes hosted a panel discussion at the Brookings Institution unpacking what we learned from the redacted version of the Mueller report. -
The Supreme Court Has No Role in Impeachment
On April 24, the president tweeted: The Mueller Report, despite being written by Angry Democrats and Trump Haters, and with unlimited money behind it ($35,000,000), didn’t lay a glove on me. I DID NOT... -
Document: House of Representatives Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Border Wall
The House of Representatives has applied for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's use of funds to construct a border wall under 10 U.S.C. -
Documents: White House Orders Former Official to Defy Congressional Subpoena, Congress Responds
The White House sent a letter on Monday to counsel for Carl Kline, former White House personnel security director, directing him to not comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committee on Oversight a... -
The Attacks in Sri Lanka and the Threat of Foreign Fighters
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the horrific terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday on churches in Sri Lanka, which killed more than 300 people. It appears that the group may have worked wit... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, according to the New York Times. The Times further noted that a Sri Lankan official said the bombings may have been i... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Michael Anton Defends Trump's Foreign Policy
Michael Anton, former Trump administration national security official and a research fellow at Hillsdale College, has published an essay in Foreign Policy explaining what he calls the 'Trump Doctrine' on...
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Regulation or Repression? How the Right Hijacked the DSA Debate
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The Strategic Role of the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau
The bureau’s role in shaping U.S. counterterrorism strategy is indispensable—but it needs to adapt and be adequately resourced.
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