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New Approaches to Intelligence Oversight in the U.K.
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The Lawfare Podcast: Through the Looking Glass with Mike Doran, Part I
A few days ago, I tweeted at my old friend and colleague Mike Doran that he should come to my office and record a long conversation about Trump, Russia, and how he parted ways with his many colleagues wh... -
The Co-Winners of the 2017 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship: Ingber & Sinnar
On behalf of the University of Texas-Austin’s Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the AALS Section on National Security Law, and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, I am plea... -
The President Can’t Kill the Mueller Investigation
One of the most remarkable stories of 2017 was the extent to which President Donald Trump was prevented from executing his many pledges—both on the campaign trail and in office—to violate the law. As pre... -
‘Other than that Mrs. Lincoln …’
The apocryphal joke is rather crude: “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” -
The Survival of Norms: The Department of Justice and the President’s ‘Absolute Rights’
As the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency ends, his Chief of Staff affirms that his administration is not meant to be like any that came before it. “He very seldom asks how other presidents did this... -
Trump and Government (Dis-)Service
A few moments before midnight on Dec. 31, 1962, the lights were dimmed in the old gym at West Point during the new year’s ball for plebes (first-year students). In those years plebes were not permitted t... -
On President Trump and the Intelligence Community
In October 2016, I wondered aloud on Lawfare why then-candidate Donald Trump did not believe the intelligence community’s assessment that the Russian government conducted an intelligence operation intend... -
Why Trump’s War on the Deep State Is Failing—So Far
In May of 2016, when Donald Trump was still a long-shot candidate for president, I warned with some specificity about what he would try to do to the U.S. Department of Justice and the law enforcement app... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Lawfare Questions
As we wrap up 2017, we wanted to listen to you, our listeners. In this year-end episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Lawfare contributors took your questions by voicemail and answered them on the show. Susan ... -
The Year in Review: Privacy
As 2017 (finally) comes to an end, we’re looking back on an eventful year. -
The Year in Review: Counterterrorism
U.S. national security suffered in 2017. Russia is running amok, allies are losing faith in American security and prosperity commitments, and the liberal order is in crisis. Surrounding these clouds, how...
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