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Egypt’s Long-term Stability and the Role of the European Union
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. In Europe, the combination of the migration crisis, terrorist threats, economic pressures, and the rise of the populist far-right hav... -
What’s on Mohammed bin Salman’s Agenda?
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Chaos at the State Department: Tillerson Is Out, Pompeo Is In—and Everybody Is Confused
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect ProPublica's continued reporting on Gina Haspel's involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program and its retraction of the assertion that ... -
Statements on Closure of House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation
On Monday, the House intelligence committee announced the closure of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Below are statements from members the committee majority and minority, a... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that it was “highly likely” that the Kremlin poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a military-grade nerve agent, the BBC reports. T... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Mueller Is the Only Vulcan in the Room
Out on spring break but still listening to the podcast? We love it! Actually, your hosts are out on spring break too, but before they left town they sat down to record episode 63 on March 9. If things ha... -
Who Cares About Cybersecurity?
In the professional world of Lawfare (national security, homeland security, intelligence, privacy and civil liberties) nobody would doubt the salience of questions of cybersecurity. They seem to resonate... -
Canadian Intelligence Reform Proposal: An ‘Intelligence Commissioner’ for the Communications Security Establishment
In this second post in our series about Canada’s national security law reform, we begin a discussion of changes proposed for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada’s primary signals inte... -
The President and His Lawyers
There are numerous lawyers in the news in the case (or cases) of Donald Trump, and their stories tell a tale about how this president views the law and the role of his legal advisers. -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host Amy Chua for a discussion about her new book, “Political Tribes: Group Insti... -
Location, Location, Location: Evaluating Risks to Submarines from Low-Yield Warhead and Submarine Missile Launch Detection
Editor’s Note: How vulnerable are U.S. submarines in the event of a nuclear war? Some analysts have argued that, after firing their missiles, submarines would be sitting ducks for adversaries to target. ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Yascha Mounk on Populism and Democracy
Long before the election of Donald Trump, Yascha Mounk predicted that democracy was in trouble. A leading voice on the crisis of democracy and the growth of populism, Mounk has now written a book that ad...
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