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Rational Security: The “State of the #Memo” Edition
Susan and I are away this week. But Shane, Tamara and Quinta hold down the fort. They discuss major developments in the Russia probe as House Republicans move to declassify a mysterious memo and the FBI’... -
War, Threats of Force, and Law: Thoughts on North Korea
Does law—international jus ad bellum or domestic war powers—substantially influence U.S. threats of force against North Korea? Does law enhance or degrade deterrence of North Korean provocations? Does it... -
Boko Haram’s al-Qaeda Affiliation: A Response to ‘Five Myths about Boko Haram’
In a January 14, 2018, Lawfare article, Alexander Thurston wrote that “mounting evidence pushed me, despite my strong initial skepticism, to acknowledge and begin to analyze the ties and exchanges betwee... -
Transcript: House Intelligence Committee Meeting Regarding the Nunes Memo
The House Intelligence Committee has published the transcript of its business meeting discussing the memo alleging surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. The transcript is availa... -
Is the Trump Administration Breaking the Law By Failing to Issue New Russia Sanctions?
Author’s Note: After drafting the post below, I belatedly checked Lawfare’s recent posts to ensure I’m not preempted. And there I found this terrific post by my colleague Megan Reiss, covering a great de... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CIA director Mike Pompeo met with the heads of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and the FSB—successor to the Soviet KGB—last week to discuss counterterrorism, the Washington Post reports. Current an... -
Is the Federal Government Hosting Foreign Visitors at the Trump Hotel?
Since Donald Trump’s election, numerous ethical concerns have been < -
National Security Highlights in the 2017 State of the Union
We watched the State of the Union so you don’t have to. With an eye towards the national security sections of the speech, we’ve selected the parts we think are most relevant to Lawfare readers, organizi... -
Another Perspective on Andrew McCabe's Departure
On Jan. 29, Benjamin Wittes asked for “actual evidence” that Andrew McCabe “has done something inappropriate.” We’ll know more when the inspector general report becomes public, but I think there are at l... -
The Dubious Legal Claim Behind #ReleaseTheMemo
It seems likely that the House Intelligence Committee will soon #ReleaseTheMemo. According to press reports, the memo claims that the FISA application to monitor Trump campaign advisor Carter Page includ... -
Document: Executive Order on Guantanamo Bay Detention Facilities
On Jan. 30, the president signed the following document to revoke an Obama administration order that directed the closure of the detention facilities at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: ... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: More Debate on Defense Team Resignations and Evidence Pre-Admission in al-Nashiri
This past week, the military commission in United States v. al-Nashiri reconvened in open session for the first time since November, with open sessions on Jan. 19 and 22.
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