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A First Step to Unpacking Cyber, Deception, and Intelligence Contests
A review of “Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft,” Jon Lindsay (Cornell, 2025) -
Inside the Implementation of Schedule Policy/Career
President Trump signed an executive order making over 8,000 federal employees removable at will. -
NATO's Cyber Approach Needs Change
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: The Jan. 6 Pardonee Crime Wave with Katherine Pompilio
A new Lawfare study reveals that almost 1 in 16 Jan. 6 pardonees have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since the attack. -
Pulte’s Appointment Shows Flaws in the Vacancies Act
Under current law, the president can choose from more than 350 federal officials to fill any vacant office, regardless of qualifications. -
The Criminal Probe of E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits
Whoever is the primary subject—Reid Hoffman or Carroll—the inquiry appears to constitute archetypal prosecutorial abuse. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, June 5
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The “Mosquitos and Heat and Sweaty and Eww” Edition
Scott Anderson, Anastasiia Lapatina, Tyler McBrien, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew. -
Lawfare Daily: Drone Wars in Ukraine
What is the current status of the Russia-Ukraine War? -
Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites
State election officials can mitigate the perils of federal “armed men” at the polls. -
The Remediation Gap in Civilian Camera Security
Civilian cameras are being hijacked in active conflicts. U.S. law freezes future imports but cannot touch the millions already deployed at home. -
Lawfare Daily: Pope Leo XIV Takes on Silicon Valley with Christopher Hale and Renée DiResta
Should the Pope’s new encyclical be read as anti-centralized-power, not anti-technology? -
AI Cyber Risks Are Testing the Office Built to Coordinate Them
Congress created the National Cyber Director to solve a coordination problem. AI cyber risks may reveal whether the office has the tools to do so. -
White House Releases Executive Order on AI
The order directs federal agencies to strengthen AI-enabled cybersecurity defenses and coordinate with private industry on secure AI deployment. -
Indict and Evade: The Indictment of Raul Castro
Indicting Raul Castro does not legally justify invading Cuba, contrary to the Justice Department’s flawed theory for the Venezuela invasion. -
Scaling Laws: Governing the Frontier with Owen Larter of Google DeepMind
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Lawfare Daily: Inside the Upheaval of the Second Trump Administration with Emily Bazelon
Emil Bazelon discusses her reporting on the DOJ, DHS, and FBI. -
A Hybrid Role for the Court in U.S. Person Queries
Congress has more options than “warrant” or “status quo” when crafting a role for the FISC under FISA Section 702. -
Locked In: How African Data Protection Laws Move from Shield to Lever
Africa’s data protection laws are halting billion-dollar U.S. health aid agreements. The same laws should be leveraged to renegotiate new terms.
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The EU Cloud and AI Development Act
Inside the European Union’s latest bid to achieve technological sovereignty. -
The Drone Threat to America’s Cities
Drones are coming for our cities. The tech is cheap, the threat is real, and our defenses are nearly nonexistent. -
Lawfare Daily: Attorney General Blanche’s Purported Waiver of Pres. Trump’s Past Tax Liabilities
What steps could Congress take to investigate how the waiver came about?
