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Secretary Austin's Fateful GTMO Plea Deals Decision
The history of torture-tainted cases in the military commissions demonstrates the near impossibility of obtaining death penalty judgments. -
The Limits of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Occupation and the West Bank
By not fully engaging with history, geopolitics, and the charge of apartheid, the court failed to fully engage with the complexity of the situation. -
Chatter: Gaming Out an Insurrection with Jesse Moss
Discussing the new documentary, "War Game." -
Lawfare Daily: The New Outbound Investment Regime with Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen
What concerns motived the new outbound investment regime? -
AI and Declassification: Will LLMs Bring More Transparency—or Less?
Large language models can help redact and declassify sensitive documents. But adversaries could use LLMs to exploit U.S. transparency. -
House Committees Release Impeachment Inquiry Report on President Biden
The report alleges that Biden engaged in “impeachable conduct” but lacks evidence that he directly or knowingly participated in criminal wrongdoing. -
Lawfare Daily: Eugenia Lostri and Justin Sherman on Security by Design in Practice
What does 'Security by Design' mean in practice? -
Tech Tank: Will VP Harris close the gaps for the digitally invisible if elected?
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“Security by Design” in Practice: Assessing Concepts, Definitions, and Approaches
There is significant consensus about the meaning of "security by design," but less on the definition and utility of "security by default." -
ChinaTalk: History and Future of Global Patent Policy
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J.D. Vance and the Model of the Modern Vice Presidency
Vance offers little experience and few connections to support Trump in a second term, but it doesn’t seem like Trump wants a vice president anyway. -
Lawfare Daily: Trump Trials and Tribulations Weekly Round-up (August 15, 2024)
Listen to this week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations." -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Where Is the Taliban Regime Three Years In?
It is in a relatively strong position, facing just a few potentially serious threats. -
UT-Austin Announces 2024 “Inman Award” Recipients
The Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists in the tenth-annual competition recognizing outstanding stud... -
Fool Me Once ... Iran's Hack and Leak Falls Flat
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: The Fallout from the French Elections
What were the results of this summer's French elections? -
Rational Security: The “Minnesota Nice” Edition
This week, the whole gang—Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson—got back together to discuss the week's big national security news. -
Six Observations—and Open Questions—on Ukraine’s Kursk Operation
Here’s what we know and don’t know about Ukraine’s invasion of Russia. -
The Hacking of the Trump Campaign Is 2016 All Over Again
How much is different from 2016, and will the institutions that stumbled then—the press, the intelligence community, and the campaigns—do any better this time around?
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Tracing the Origins of a ‘New American Surveillance State’
A review of Byron Tau, "Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State" (Crown, 2024). -
Legal Challenges Mount Against Renewed U.S. Sanctions on the ICC
Three lawsuits challenging EO 14203 raise important constitutional and statutory claims with far-reaching implications for U.S. engagement with international justice institutions. -
1,000 AI Bills: Time for Congress to Get Serious About Preemption
If this growing patchwork of parochial regulatory policies takes root, it could undermine U.S. AI innovation.