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The Lawfare Podcast: David Frum on Threats to Democracy in the Trump Era
In his recent New York Times bestseller “Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic,” David Frum, senior editor of The Atlantic, lays out a compelling account of how President Donald Trump’s te... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let's start with the Nunes memo. Jack Goldsmith discussed the implications of the White House counsel’s cover letter to the release of the Nunes memo. Carrie Cordero pondered the unintended consequence... -
Misleading the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has Always Been Dangerous
Over the last week, there's been a great deal of discussion on Lawfare regarding the role that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court might play in clearing up controversy over the Nunes memo. Benja... -
Rational Security: The ‘I Love a Parade’ Edition
Is the intelligence oversight process as we know it dead? We delve into the education of Kim Jong Un. And FBI emails show that the White House misled the public about the reaction to Jim Comey’s firing. ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House indicated it is inclined to approve the release of the Democratic rebuttal to the memo released by Rep. Devin Nunes alleging abuses by the FBI and the Justice Department in their efforts ... -
Document: Transcript of HPSCI Vote to Release the Democratic Memo
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has released the transcript of the Feb. 5 business meeting in which it voted to release the HPSCI minority rebuttal to the Nunes memo. You c... -
Documents: FOIA Suit on the Legal Basis of Syrian Airstrikes
In May 2017, the nonprofit Protect Democracy filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the Trump administration's legal justification behind the U.S. airstrikes in Syria during April of t... -
The Flawed Approach to China in the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review
The Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) describes China as a hostile great power pursuing “assertive military initiatives” and new “ways and means to counter U.S. conventional military ca... -
Hard Olympic Security Choices: What to Watch for in Pyeongchang
The Olympic games are more than just sport. The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea have begun. For two weeks, athletes from around the world will careen down mountains and glide on mirror-... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: January 2018
In July, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of January. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Vacates and Remands District Court Ruling in Linde v. Arab Bank
On February 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision in Linde v. Arab Bank. The appellate court vacated and remanded the district court's ruling that Arab Bank could be ... -
Summary of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
The Nuclear Posture Review is a legislative-mandated review undertaken by the Department of Defense that outlines U.S. nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities and force posture for the next five to 10 yea...
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