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President Donald Trump’s company pursued a Trump Tower deal in Moscow during the 2016 campaign, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. Linked to the previously undisclosed deal is Russian-born real-esta... -
The Security Dilemma of Cyberspace: Ancient Logic, New Problems
PDF version A review of Ben Buchanan's The Cybersecurity Dilemma: Hacking, Trust and Fear Between Nations (Oxford University Press, 2017). *** -
The Week that Will Be
Calls for Papers National Security Law – New Voices In National Security Scholarship Works In Progress -
Toward a Redefinition of ‘Winning’ in Afghanistan
There has been no shortage of editorial commentary on the potential impact of having military officers occupy so many senior positions in the Trump Administration. Whether the development is good or bad,... -
It’s Time: Congress Needs to Open a Formal Impeachment Inquiry
Last Tuesday, the New York Times published a foggy story noting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell "has mused about whether Mr. Trump will be in a position to lead the Republican Party into next... -
How to Improve Return on Investment for Security Assistance
Editor’s Note: Making other countries more effective U.S. security partners is a vital part of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and U.S. foreign policy in general. Yet it seems to fail often, and supp... -
The Lawfare Podcast: #LawfareQuestions
This week, the guest on the podcasts was you: the listener. Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey answered your questions, submitted by email and by Twitter using the #LawfareQuestions hashtag. The topics ... -
Tentative Observations on China’s Views on International Law and Cyber Warfare
As I noted in my post yesterday, the Chinese government has declined to clarify how and whether it believes the international law governing the use of applies to cyber warfare. Its refusal to do so has d... -
The Arpaio Pardon
President Trump issued his pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently without a Justice Department recommendation or even consultation, according to various outlets citing unnamed officials. It is a ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Saturday, Robert Williams described a policy toward China that might enable a deal on North Korea. Covering other developments in the Asia-Pacific region, Julian Ku noted that trying to constrain Chin... -
Does the Law Let Anyone Stop Trump from Starting a Nuclear War?
On our Foreign Policy feed, we explain how the law protects the President's ability to start a nuclear war. The article begins: -
Is the War Model of Counterterrorism a Failure? A Response to Micah Zenko
In a scathing New York Times op-ed today, Micah Zenko lays into the Trump administration both for maintaining the “counterproductive” and “immoral” counterterrorism policies of its predecessors (particul...
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