In war, the guns do not fall silent so the diplomats can speak. The guns often speak for them.

The critical mineral has driven a wedge between Washington and Vilnius, as the Trump administration pressures a NATO ally to engage with Belarus—sidestepping the EU in the process.

From targetability to liability, tech companies face expanding risks in conflict zones.

A primer on how special grand juries work, what federal law actually permits them to do, and why this one might backfire.

Bill C-22’s anti-security powers could cost Canada the tool it needs most to modernize investigations for the cloud era.

Your weekly summary of everything on the site.

Eighty-one years after Hiroshima, a look at the legal contradiction embedded in the UN’s founding—and the dormant charter provision that could still resolve it.

A review of Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis, Nanette S. Levinson, and Francesca Musiani, “Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025).

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

Documents encoding AI models’ values are alignment’s highest-leverage point—regulating their contents hits the First Amendment.