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Escalation: Chicken Kyiv
Listen to the first episode of Escalation, a narrative podcast on U.S.-Ukraine relations. -
The Administrative State’s Two Faces
The attack on the administrative state takes on only half of it—the wrong half. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 21
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The Situation: A List
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Can Macron Be Europe’s Delegate?
Despite domestic turmoil, France can be a leader for Europe’s security policy. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
A Self-Imposed AI Brain Drain
Trump's planned NIST layoffs will undermine federal AI capacity and likely delay his AI goals. -
The Loss of Afghanistan
A review of Amin Saikal, “How to Lose a War: The Story of America’s Intervention in Afghanistan” (Yale University Press, 2024). -
Supreme Court Rules in Foreign Sovereign Immunity Case
The Court holds that commingling funds, “without more, cannot satisfy the commercial nexus requirement of the FSIA’s expropriation exception.” -
White House Releases Order on Rescinding ‘Unlawful’ Regulations
The executive order directs agencies to work closely with DOGE, limiting “the overbearing and burdensome administrative state.” -
Mosaics of Insight: Auditing TikTok Through Independent Data Access
Even if TikTok is sold to a non-Chinese buyer, the threat of foreign influence will remain. That’s why researchers need independent data access. -
Why America Needs Its Own Salt Typhoon
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare . -
Lawfare Daily: DOGE’s Attack on the Treasury Department
Why is it so alarming to have political appointees accessing BFS systems? -
A Lone Bove in Federal Court
The acting deputy attorney general appeared solo to present the Justice Department’s case for dismissing charges against Eric Adams. -
Trump Signs Order Shuttering Four Government Entities
The order also terminates the Presidential Management Fellows Program and several committees across various agencies. -
Ukraine: The Past, Present, and Future of Russian Disinformation
Russian malign influence operations have changed their tactics in recent years. But their message has stayed the same: Abandon Ukraine. -
Rational Security: The “These Are the Days that Never End’ Edition
Scott sat down with Tyler McBrien, Roger Parloff, and Claire Meynial to talk about the news of the week. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 21
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
The Rise and Fall of America’s Response to Foreign Election Meddling
The administration is dismantling U.S. capacity against foreign interference despite the urgency of the work being done. -
A Primer on Reductions in Force
Trump seeks to reduce the size of the federal workforce using a complicated and arcane process.
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Rational Security: The “Happy FrAIday” Edition
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Harsh Confinement
A review of W. Fitzhugh Brundage, “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” (Norton, 2026). -
Open-Weight Model Advances Make the Mythos Debate Moot
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
