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China’s Endgame: The Path Towards Global Leadership
Dueling high level strategy documents in both the United States and China portend an intensifying competition for leadership and influence at the global systemic level. The coming years are likely to see... -
Lawfare Podcast Special Edition: The New York Times on Obstruction
This evening, the New York Times published a story with new details of significance to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation regarding the President and obstruction of justice. Michael Schmidt r... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States and South Korea have agreed not to hold joint military exercises during the Olympics, the Wall Street Journal informs us. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in c... -
Summary: U.K. Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report
On Dec. 20, the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee issued its annual report. -
The Spectre of an Advertising Meltdown: What You Need to Know
The information security world is focused on two new security vulnerabilities, “Spectre” and “Meltdown”, that represent vulnerabilities embedded in computer hardware. Lawfare readers should respond in tw... -
Will an Amendment to Israel's National Security Law Change the Rules of the Game?
The constitutional authority over the use of force by the United States has been a subject of ongoing legal and political debates, including on Lawfare. There are disagreements about the proper scope of ... -
Rational Security: The ‘Never Get Drunk with Australians’ Edition
A wave of anti-government protests grips Iran. Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos may have been the impetus for the Russia investigation. And Defense Secretary James Mattis addresses the U.S. role ... -
Terrorist Bodies as Bargaining Chips: Alyan v. The Military Commander in the West Bank
Does the Israeli government have the authority to decline to release the bodies of perpetrators of terrorist attacks to their families for burial in order to use them as bargaining chips in negotiations ... -
Manafort v. DOJ: The Wolf That Didn’t Bark
Paul Manafort’s suit against the Department of Justice, Rod Rosenstein, and Robert Mueller, is perplexing for (at least) three reasons. First, even if the suit is successful, and the Court sets aside all... -
Editor's Note
Earlier today, Lawfare published an article that was significantly beneath its editorial standards. I take full responsibility for this decision and, on behalf of myself and Lawfare’s board of directors,... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Trump Derangement Syndrome or a Distraction from the Forever War?
Merry New Year! 2018 is underway, but in today’s episode we are looking back at 2017. More specifically, we are looking back to predictions made in early 2017 regarding the changes President Donald Trum... -
Document: Manafort Sues Justice Department, Says Mueller Appointment Order Exceeds DOJ Regulations
On Wednesday, Paul Manafort filed a complaint against the Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on t...
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