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What Happens If Trump Really Decides to Decertify the Iran Deal?
The Washington Post reported yesterday that next week, President Trump may announce that he will “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal because it is not in the interest of the United States to continue imple... -
Hoover Book Soiree on Oct. 12: Tim Edgar's 'Beyond Snowden'
Our next book soiree with the Hoover Institution will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, when Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes will interview Tim Edgar about his new book, "Beyond Snowden: P... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
An ambush in Niger on Wednesday left three United States Army Special Forces dead and two wounded while training with Nigerian troops north of Niger’s capital Niamey, according to the New York Times. The... -
Assessing the ACLU Habeas Petition on Behalf of the Unnamed U.S. Citizen Held as an Enemy Combatant in Iraq
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a John Doe habeas petition on behalf of the still-not-identified American citizen the U.S. military is holding as an enemy combatant in Iraq (for background, ... -
Unintentional Noncompliance and the Need for Section 702 Reform
Congress has only three months to complete a task that it considers necessary but that is also controversial: reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Section 702 authorize... -
Rational Security: The "Moron" Edition
President Trump tells Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that he’s wasting his time negotiating with North Korea. A gunman opens fire in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in at least half a century.... -
A Modest Proposal for the New Travel Ban: Swear It Under Oath
The Trump administration recently unveiled a new version of the travel ban, and questions immediately arose concerning whether pending challenges to the previous order have become moot. -
Understanding China’s Crackdown on Bitcoin and ICOs
China put its red-hot cryptocurrency market on ice last month when it shut down bitcoin exchanges and banned initial coin offerings (ICOs), an emerging tactic through which cryptocurrency ventures raise ... -
House Judiciary Committee Section 702 Reform Bill
The House Judiciary Committee has released a discussion draft of the USA Liberty Act, a bill to reform Title XII of the FISA Amendments Act. The document is included below. -
If the Government Surveilled Manafort, It Wasn't About Politics
On our Foreign Policy feed, we unpack a busy week of reports about Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and address the merits of his spokesman's claim that this is all about politics. The article begin... -
Video and Transcript: Press Conference by Senators Richard Burr and Mark Warner of SSCI on the Russia Probe
Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) held a press conference this afternoon providing an update on the Senate probe into Russia's meddlin... -
The National Security Law Podcast: It Is More Likely Than Not That Our FARRA Discussion Will Bore You
If you have ever wondered what statutes, constitutional principles, and judicial precedents come into play when the U.S. government contemplates transferring an American citizen from our military custody...
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