The Trump administration is confronting a familiar problem: How can the United States prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon?

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Thoughts on American exceptionalism.

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

A review of Curtis Bradley, “Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice” (Harvard University Press, 2024)

An impressionistic painting.

AI-powered surveillance facilitates authoritarianism across the globe. Here’s how courts and lawmakers could stop it from happening here.

The question at issue: whether a foreign sovereign must have minimum contacts with the U.S. before a court can assert personal jurisdiction over it.

A Joint Staff memorandum reviewed by Lawfare casts doubt on Secretary Hegseth’s claim that troops “hate” implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act.