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The Lawfare Podcast: C. Christine Fair on Bangladeshi Terrorism
Last week, a Bangladeshi man set off a pipe bomb in the New York subway in an attempted terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State. C. Christine Fair, a professor in Georgetown University’s Peace and... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.N. General Assembly will hold an emergency session on Thursday to vote on a draft resolution calling for the U.S. to revoke its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Reuters reported. The U... -
Using Threat Modeling to Secure America
Getting security right means not only knowing what your threats are but also determining their likelihood and relative risk. Such threat modeling requires systematically enumerating your threats, evaluat... -
The White House's Ambiguous Jerusalem Policy
Last week, I wrote for Lawfare's feed at Foreign Policy about the ambiguity in the president's Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The piece begi... -
Why China Would Want to Offer Extended Deterrence to North Korea
This post is the third of three essays on addressing the crisis with North Korea. Read parts one and two. -
Congress’ Impeachment Power and the Case of Presidential Obstruction
Josh Blackman, in three successive postings for Lawfare, and co-commentators David Rivkin and Lee Casey in a separate piece for the Wall Street Journal, have been developing the case that a president fir... -
The National Security Law Podcast: The Big Chill
Are your other podcasts letting you down by taking a holiday break? Never fear, the National Security Law Podcast is here! With two hosts who would much rather be podcasting than grading exams, you are a... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Trump administration attributed the May 2017 WannaCry attacks to North Koreans, the Washington Post reports. -
Cybersecurity in the 2017 National Security Strategy
Today, the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy. This piece will address one narrow element of the document: cybersecurity. It’s a hot topic, but compared to North Korea’s nuclear... -
How Kim Has Misunderstood U.S. Disincentives to Press for Regime Change in North Korea
This post is the second of three essays on addressing the crisis with North Korea. Read parts one and three. -
Apple, CALEA and Law Enforcement
On Dec. 11, Nick Weaver argued that Apple isn’t doing enough to help law enforcement wiretap iPhone users. That's undoubtedly true, as Apple is building communications systems optimized for privacy and s... -
Did the Special Counsel's Access to the Transition's Emails Violate the Fourth Amendment?
There has been a lot of buzz the past couple of days about claims by Kory Langhofer, counsel for Trump for America, that Robert Mueller's investigators wrongfully obtained copies of the presidential tran...
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