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The Lawfare Podcast: Zhanna Nemtsova on Boris Nemtsov's Life
Zhanna Nemtsova is a journalist at Deutsche Welle, the founder of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, and the daughter of Boris Nemtsov. Feb. 27 marked the three-year anniversary since the assassin... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let’s begin with L’Affaire Russe. Quinta Jurecic shared the House intelligence committee Democrats’ rebuttal to the Devin Nunes memo. She and Benjamin Wittes offered three key takeaways from the rebuttal... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Judge Pohl Says: ‘Hold My Beer’
No shortage of topics this week, but then again there was no shortage last week, or before that, or … ever. So, what’s on tap? Tune in to explore: -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Special Counsel Robert Mueller seems to be building the case to indict the Russians who carried out the hacking of the Democratic National Committee servers and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, an... -
Indicting a Sitting Prime Minister: The Israeli Constitutional Framework
The recent weeks have seen a flurry of developments in a number of criminal investigations involving Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. These developments fueled debates as to whether Netanyahu... -
Hoover Book Soiree on March 14: Niall Ferguson's 'The Square and the Tower'
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on March 14, when Lawfare's Jack Goldsmith will interview Niall Ferguson about his new book, “T... -
Something is Rotten with the State of the Military Commissions
For readers who haven’t kept up with Lawfare’s regular coverage, the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay have just had one hell of a February. On Feb. 5, Defense Secretary James Mattis unceremoniously... -
Russia Stumbles in the Fog of Syrian War
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
Congress Leads on Taiwan Again by Opening the Door to High-Level US Government Contacts
The Taiwan Travel Act, which passed the Senate on Feb. 28 and is heading to the president for his signature, will have limited legal force since it does not require the president to do anything he cannot... -
An Update on Chinese Cybersecurity and the WTO
In recent years China has crafted a significant body of domestic cybersecurity laws, regulations and standards. -
Documents: Joint Resolution on Yemen and the Response of the Defense Department's General Counsel
Yesterday evening, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) released a joint resolution seeking to compel the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Yemen. Joint Reso... -
Rational Security: The 'Downgraded' Edition
Jared Kushner is under scrutiny for his contacts with foreign officials. Democrats in Congress release their own memo about surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser. And ahead of a U.S. visit by Saudi Ar...
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