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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let’s start with the special counsel investigation. Emma Kohse and Benjamin Wittes explored the legal theory driving the special counsel’s indictment of Russian hackers and entities, arguing that the th... -
Rational Security: The "Ben Sucks and Also a Lot of News Happened" Edition
Let the record reflect that I dissent from this episode's title, which was imposed upon me because I joined remotely from Maui. Special Counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on a mysterious Lebanese business... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today’s news post is shorter than usual. Our normal coverage will resume on Monday. President Trump agreed to a request from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for direct talks, reports the New York Tim... -
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context
Last Wednesday, Feb. 28, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a proposed new joint resolution seeking to compel the Trump administration to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. ... -
Succession Politics and the Cost of Eliminating Presidential Term Limits in China
On Feb. 25, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a formal amendment proposal to abolish constitutional term limits for the presidency. Assuming the amendment goes through, which it almost certainly w... -
Swatting: From Fake 911 Call to SWAT Team Raid
On Dec. 29, 2017, police officers surrounded 28-year-old Andrew Finch’s house in Wichita, Kansas, in response to a 911 call. After being asked to come to the door with his hands up, Finch opened the door... -
A Primer on the Legal Dispute in Doe v. Mattis
Is it legal for the U.S. government to hold an American citizen in military detention in Iraq if that person was captured in the Syrian combat zone and was a fighter for the Islamic State? That’s the fu... -
Constitutional Limits on White House Interference in Specific Enforcement Matters
Late last year, in an interview with The New York Times, President Trump declared that he has the “absolute right to do what I want to do with the Justice Department.” In a similar vein, the president’s ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The special counsel has compiled evidence proving that the meeting between George Nader, Erik Prince, and a Russian investor in Seychelles prior to President Trump’s inauguration constituted an attempt t... -
The Most Important Report of the Trump Administration (So Far) is Due on Monday
This coming Monday, March 12, the Trump administration is expected to produce a “report on the legal and policy frameworks for the United States’ use of military force and related national security opera... -
What’s Behind the Sudden Ouster of Top Saudi Military Commanders
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. The wars in Yemen will enter their fourth year this month with no end in sight, and the combatants have little interest in meaningful... -
SinoTech: Huawei Keeps Pushing 5G, Apple Localizes Data in China, and the U.S. Airs China Data-Privacy Grievances at WTO
Editor’s Note: SinoTech is a new bi-weekly Lawfare series on technology-related legal and policy issues in China and the United States with a focus on implications for U.S.-China relations and national s...
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