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Rational Security: The “I Thought You Said RE-nuclearization” Edition
U.S. intelligence says North Korea is not giving up its nukes. Should the next Supreme Court justice recuse on matters involving Trump and the Russia probe? And the war in Afghanistan grinds on, with lit... -
New Challenge to Trump’s National Security Tariffs and Executive Power
A group of steel importers filed the latest challenge to the Trump administration's steel tariffs on June 27 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The suit, filed by the American Institut... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Two British nationals were hospitalized after being exposed to a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to BBC. This latest incident bears striking similarities to an event in March when an ex-Russian spy and... -
Can the Special Counsel Regulations Be Unilaterally Revoked?
George Conway, writing in Lawfare a few weeks ago, forcefully rejected professor Steven Calabresi’s argument that the special counsel’s appointment was unconstitutional. I agree with his analysis as a ge... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Amanda Sloat Talks Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the Turkish election the other day, and becomes the first president under Turkey's new empowered presidential system. His party, in coalition with ultra-nationalists, will contro... -
Document: Senate Intelligence Committee Review Endorses January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian Election Interference
The Senate intelligence committee released the findings Tuesday of its review of the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment of Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election. The document is bel... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to stop its blanket detention policy for asylum seekers, according to the Washington Post. The government will now have to release more than 1,000 individuals ... -
Fighting Tunnels
PDF Version Review of Daphne Richemond-Barak’s “Underground Warfare” (Oxford, 2018). *** -
From the Travel Ban to Family Separations: Malevolence, Incompetence, Carelessness
As the chaos unspooled from President Trump’s executive order on family separations, a conventional wisdom quickly emerged: This order was an echo of the very first executive order of Trump’s presidency—... -
Battle for Hodeidah Pauses for New U.N.-backed Talks
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview With Duncan Hollis: Do We Need an International “Potluck” Cyber Coalition?
I interview Duncan Hollis, another Steptoe alumnus patrolling the intersection of international law and cybersecurity. With Matt Waxman, Duncan has written an essay on why the U.S. should make the Prolif... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
National security adviser John Bolton said that North Korea could complete its denuclearization process “in a year,” reports the New York Times. Bolton’s announcement is far more optimistic than Secretar...
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