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The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Rethinking Immediacy in Israel’s Right of Self-Defense
Israel’s June use of force against Iran was legally justified as an exercise of its right to self-defense in response to Iran’s 2024 missile attacks launched directly against it. -
Brokered Violence: Safety for Sale in the Free Marketplace of Data
In a world where data brokers enable violence by selling our information, safety requires a data-deletion right that people can reliably enforce. -
A Legal Standoff in the Lone Star State
Can Gov. Abbott compel their return or remove them from office? And what the heck is a “quo warranto” action, anyway? -
Scaling Laws: Values in AI: Safety, Ethics, and Innovation with OpenAI's Brian Fuller
How do large AI labs test their models for compliance with internal requirements and legal obligations? -
Evaluating the “Woke AI” Executive Order
MAGA rhetoric meets AI policy. -
Озброєний Нейтралітет або Позаблоковість як Альтернатива Членству України в НАТО
Озброєний нейтралітет або позаблоковість можуть забезпечити безпеку України поза НАТО, але тільки з сильними безпековими зобов'язаннями Заходу та за умови поступок від Росії. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Aug. 8
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Intern with Lawfare!
Lawfare is now accepting Fall 2025 internship applications. -
Building Public Compute for the Age of AI
Governments around the world have been developing ways for public-goods-creating entities to access compute. -
Lawfare Daily: ‘Big Tech in Taiwan’ with Sam Bresnick
Discussing U.S. Big Tech companies’ exposure to China. -
The Situation: A Ghost Grand Jury and a Ponzi Scheme
I'm still skeptical. -
America’s Costly Retreat From the Pacific
U.S. policies are opening a door for Chinese influence with Pacific Island states. -
From Russian Interference to Revisionist Innuendo: What the Gabbard Files Actually Say
Tulsi Gabbard’s latest “revelations” are being spun as proof of a deep state conspiracy. The documents themselves tell a much duller story. -
The World Learned the Wrong Lesson From Hiroshima
Reflections on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on its 80th anniversary. -
Lawfare Daily: Oona Hathaway on the Collapse of Norms Against the Use of Force
How are current events harms the norm prohibiting the use of force? -
Pocket Rescissions: Legal Controversy and Political Meaning
If the power of the purse is at all dear to Congress, legislators will need to fight back against this maneuver to cut spending. -
The Dangerous Appeal of Military Insubordination
A rebuttal to Parsons’s civil-military argument. -
Lawfare Daily: The Fallacy of NATO's New Spending Target
How impactful is NATO's new spending target? -
The Situation: Confronting the Corrupt State
Contemplating strategies of non-cooperation.
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Russia’s Cyber Firms Are Getting Rich During War
Russian cyber firms are raking in record profits, challenging the efficacy of U.S. efforts to technologically isolate Russia. -
Rational Security: The “Ten Years, Still Off-Key” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down for a very special episode of the podcast with Benjamin Wittes, Shane Harris, Alan Rozenshtein, and Quinta Jurecic. -
Recovering Unlawfully Imposed Tariffs: Navigating Refunds of IEEPA Duties
Importers can recover unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs, but only if they follow strict refund procedures.