When cartel leaders are targeted, command structures break down and rivals jockey for influence.

You might not like the creator of Claude, but its fight with Pete Hegseth is important for the rule of law. 

This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick.

The bipartisan AI OVERWATCH Act seeks oversight of advanced AI chips amid national security concerns.

The government is picking favorites amid a split in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

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A review of Emily Baker-White, “Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok” (Norton, 2025).

So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.

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

Selected quotations from recent federal court orders.

As AI accelerates cyber operations, the United States must build new mechanisms to detect, investigate, and learn from attacks driven by emerging capabilities.