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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The IEEPA Tariffs Are Gone. The Damage Is Done.
Next time the courts face patently illegal tariffs, they should not wait so long to put an end to them. -
Scaling Laws: Can AI Enable Human Agency?, with Tomicah Tillemann
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Huawei Is Betting on the Future with HarmonyOS
HarmonyOS is positioning itself as the operating system through which billions of users could one day interact with Chinese AI worldwide. -
Trump's Cyber Strategy… Great, Amazing, The Best Yet
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Lawfare Daily: The State of Syria, with Charles Lister
Discussing the challenges Syria has faced since the fall of the Assad regime. -
In Case of Emergency: The Dubious Legality of Trump Allies' Draft EO
Conservative activists say that declaring a national emergency would allow Trump to assert sweeping authority over elections. They're wrong. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 13
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The "Stop Cap" Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Kate Klonick, Molly Roberts, and Troy Edwards to talk through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Military AI as ‘Abnormal’ Technology
AI may be a “normal” technology in the boardroom. In the military, where costs are externalized and secrecy is default, it’s anything but. -
Lawfare Daily: Matt Olsen Talks Iran, the Justice Department, and FISA 702
Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matt Olsen joins Lawfare Daily. -
Operation Epic Fury Puts Congress and the Constitution to the Test
The Trump administration will treat Congress’ failure to limit its military campaign as tacit approval. This interpretation is inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution. -
Constitutional Duels in the Court’s Rejection of Trump’s Tariffs
The justices agree that Congress should play the leading role in some realms, but they disagree on when—and how to get there. -
Lawfare Daily: Does the U.S. Have a Drone Defense Problem?
What can the U.S. and its allies learn from Ukraine? -
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Lawfare is now accepting Summer 2026 internship applications. -
The Situation: Thinking About Anthropic’s Red Lines
What does the AI company mean by “mass surveillance” and “lethal autonomous warfare”? -
Military AI Policy by Contract: The Limits of Procurement as Governance
Over the past year, the United States has moved toward an AI governance model that is flexible yet profoundly inadequate: regulation by contract. -
Scaling Laws: Live from Ashby: Taking a Long View on AI Governance with Austin Carson and Caleb Whitney
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Narrative Integrity Risk: The Next Frontier in Financial Stability
AI is already amplifying the destabilization of financial markets. -
Lawfare Daily: “I’m angry that I exist”: Nihilistic Violent Extremism with Seamus Hughes and Jacob Ware
Discussing the FBI’s new NVE classification.
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Designating Cartels as Terrorists Has Sweeping Legal Consequences
The U.S.’s cartel and organized crime terror designations expand state power while shrinking civil and financial infrastructure. -
Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges
The indictment accuses the prominent civil rights non-profit of defrauding donors by paying informants inside violent extremist groups. -
Cruel and Unusual: Israel’s “Death Penalty for Terrorists” Law
The country’s new legislation raises serious concerns under both international and domestic law.
