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Why Countries Should Welcome, Not Fear, Foreign Funding of NGOs
Editor’s Note: When foreigners give money to political organizations, both the donor and the recipient often become suspect. Governments around the world that fear criticism, oppose human rights, or othe... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Benjamin Wittes interviewed former FBI director and deputy attorney general James Comey before a live audience at the Brookings Institution for the Lawfare Podcast: -
The National Security Law Podcast: The Prenumbras of the Category
Note: This episode was published on May 8. Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, we discuss and debate the following: -
The Lawfare Podcast: James Comey on 'A Higher Loyalty'
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Trump’s New Iran Policy, Three Days In
President Trump finally announced on Tuesday that the United States would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the multilateral agreement constraining Iran’s nuclear program in exchange ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
National security adviser John Bolton is pushing to eliminate the cybersecurity coordinator in the White House, according to Politico. The position leads National Security Council staffers who manage int... -
Could a U.S. State Sue Russia for Election-Related Hacking Under the Supreme Court’s Original Jurisdiction?
The Senate intelligence committee has said that a small number of states had their election computer defenses breached by Russian hackers in 2016. Assume, as the report writes, that those hackers were li... -
Why We Don’t Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director: A Response to Benjamin Wittes
In his Tuesday post in support of Gina Haspel’s nomination to be director of the CIA, Benjamin Wittes wrote about “the insulation that Haspel stands to provide for the agency from a president hostile to ... -
Bolton’s Magnificent Idea: Nix the White House Cyber Czar
News reports suggest that new national security adviser John Bolton is thinking about eliminating the cybersecurity coordinator position, known as the “cyber czar,” that Rob Joyce will soon vacate. We t... -
The Four Problems With Judge Henderson’s Dissent in Doe v. Mattis
There’s plenty to chew on in the 79 pages of opinions from the D.C. Circuit in Doe v. Mattis—in which a divided panel affirmed a district court injunction blocking the transfer of a U.S. citizen captured... -
Document: Judge Hogan Denies Habeas in Qassim v. Trump
On Tuesday, Judge Thomas Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Khalid Ahmed Qassim’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Russell Spivak summarized the joint status report... -
Revisiting the Prosecution Option in Doe v. Mattis: Is the Real Aim Here to Secure a Citizenship Waiver?
Prosecuting John Doe seemed unviable at first. Things may be different now.
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