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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Benjamin Wittes outlined what FBI Director James Comey’s letter to Congress does and does not mean. He also shared the comments of former NSA and CIA director General Michael Hayden on Sean Hannity’s new... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syrian rebels launched a counteroffensive today to break the siege of Aleppo, the New York Times reports. Thousands of insurgents struck government positions to the east, west, and southwest of the city.... -
DOJ Responses to FAQs on Use of National Security Letters to Obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records
Below is a copy to the Department of Justice's Responses to Frequently Asked Questions on Use of National Security Letters to Obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records, which should be of inter... -
Memo to the Press: What Comey's Letter Does and Doesn't Mean
The press is full of "breaking news" stories that FBI Director James Comey has "reopened" the Clinton email investigation. It's juicy news less than two weeks before the election. But it's not quite righ... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: One Trial, Two Guilty Pleas, and a Sentencing
Brace yourselves, because it's been a busy couple of weeks for terrorists, law enforcement, and prosecutors. -
Reader Questionnaire: Today's Headlines & Commentary
The other day, the Lawfare high command met in its secured bunker beneath our mountain in an undisclosed location to plot the fate of the world—or, at least, to plot how better to serve the Lawfare reade... -
Protections Against Digital Bank Robbers
Bonnie and Clyde are a thing of the past. Bank robberies have declined in the past several years, a function in part of improved security measures. -
Water Wars: Sifting Through the Tea Leaves in the South China Sea
Manila triangulates relationship with Washington, Beijing, and Tokyo President Duterte and Prime Minister Abe meet in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters) -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S.-backed Raqqa offensive is imminent, and the New York Times reports that it will follow the general blueprint of the Mosul offensive. The United States is cobbling together a coalition of Kurdish... -
Successful Student Online Legal Writing
I am teaching a seminar at Yale Law School this term, and the students there asked me—based on my experiences with Lawfare—to give a talk about student online writing. (I am also teaching a how-to “labo... -
How Free? Brexit and the Movement of Peoples
As the U.K. government prepares itself for the beginning of Brexit negotiations in March 2017, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no off-ramp—and, for that matter, no brakes on the car. If y... -
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: How the Battle in Mosul Will Affect ISIS Control in the Region
Editor's Note: With the operation in Mosul well underway, Iraq expert and Brookings Doha visiting fellow Ranj Alaaldin sat down with Brookings Doha’s Communications Assistant Sumaya Attia to discuss why ...
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