I really don’t need this sort of defense from antisemitism.

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The Trump administration has taken an ownership stake in Ukraine’s recovery. Now what?

A review of Jeffrey Toobin, “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy” (Simon & Schuster 2025)

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

Large language models are inherently shaped by private interests, making them unreliable arbiters of language.

Geographic and geopolitical obstacles, deficient financial and legal infrastructure, and other impediments make Western exploitation unwise.

Not since Julia Child became the face of French cooking has the United States so affronted France.

With its recent order “strengthening and unleashing” U.S. law enforcement, the Trump administration is pushing for militarized and unaccountable policing.

As the administration challenges rules of armed conflict, it is vital to protect the military justice system from executive overreach.

Holding anti-democratic leaders accountable is often seen as a risky endeavor. But a recent study in Brazil complicates that assumption.

South Korea’s proposed online platform regulation has drawn less attention than Trump’s tariffs, but may play a role in trade negotiations.

More than AI sovereignty, strengthening AI agency can create a powerful buffer against volatile geopolitical headwinds.