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AI Governance by Phone Call
An executive order so deferential to the AI industry that it disclaimed any mandatory authority still couldn't survive a few last-minute calls. -
Will the War Change Iran’s Way of War?
The United States is degrading Iran’s military capabilities. Will Iran rebuild them? -
Scaling Laws: HAGS (with AI): How AI Tools Are Shaping Education with Adeel Khan and Ryan Trattner
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Lawfare Daily: How the World Sees Trump’s America with Eve Fairbanks and Madeleine Schwartz
Eve Fairbanks and Madeleine Schwartz discuss The Dial's forthcoming book, “How We See it: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump” (The New Press). -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22
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The Invisible Frontline of National Security Governance
Democratic defense begins before the courtroom. -
The Week That Was
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R.I.P. Chicago Protester Prosecution (2025-2026)
How a felony case against the “Broadview Six” dwindled to a misdemeanor charge against the “Broadview Four”—and then suddenly died. -
Scaling Laws: The Politics of Data Centers with VA Delegate John McAuliff
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The Anti-Weaponization Fund and the History of Abusive Federal Settlements
The Anti-weaponization fund may be just the latest misuse of Justice Department settlement authority, but it still has distinctive legal flaws. -
Politicians to Ditch Signal for Homegrown Apps
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: Trump Sues Self, Settles
How Trump settled against his own administration to create a $1.776 billion fund for victims of "lawfare" and "weaponization" -
Has Russia Overplayed Its Hand in UN Cyber Negotiations?
Russia is winning UN cyber governance—procedurally. Democracies must start leading on a new, positive agenda or lose the game entirely. -
Lawfare No Bull: Anthropic v. Hegseth and DOD at the D.C. Circuit
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22
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Rational Security: The “No Banner is Safe” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, and Kari Heerman discussed the week’s big national security news stories. -
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Indicted
The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two civilian-flown planes in 1996, killing four U.S. nationals. -
Pressure Without Pause: Iraq’s Role in the Postwar Iran Settlement
Operation Epic Fury has ended; the Iraqi front of the Iran war has not. U.S. pressure on Tehran’s militia infrastructure in Iraq must hold. -
Lawfare Daily: Ancient China and Modern Politics
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The President Who Sued Himself
The Trump administration settles Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS with $1.776 billion for his allies and blanket immunity from government suits for the Trumps.
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At a Mosque in San Diego, Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy Falls Flat
The administration’s strategy trades an accurate assessment of the threat landscape for political rhetoric. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, June 26
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The Missing Resistance in China’s AI Debate
As Washington negotiates AI guardrails with Beijing, it must understand why the AI debate in China is so quiet: control, not consent.
