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Ten Questions that the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask Jeff Sessions
On Wednesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since his confirmation hearing in January. To say his tenure since taking office has been... -
Should We Use the ‘T-Word’ for Right-Wing Violence?
This essay draws on a longer piece on the same subject that the author wrote for Foreign Affairs. A second essay with Lawfare looks at the implications of using the "T-Word." -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins for October 14
Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor at the military commissions, released the following statement on Saturday on the occasion of this week's military commission hearings in the trial of those a... -
What CVE Can Learn from Guerrilla Marketing
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State is weakened militarily, but many of the ideas it champions remain strong. In addition, the group continues to spread its message both virtually and in face-to-face settin... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Shadi Hamid and William McCants on Rethinking Political Islam
Political Islam has been radically shifting in the past four years since the Egyptian coup and the emergence of ISIS, consequently challenging how we understand Islamist movements and their impact. -
Water Wars: Full Speed Ahead for the Americans, While the British Reverse Course
U.S. Conducts Its Fourth FONOP in Five Months, as the U.K. Revises Its Policy on FONOPs in the South China Sea -
Trump’s Iran Statement: The (Non)Action Items
President Trump yesterday announced that he will decline to certify to Congress that Iran is in compliance with the JCPOA and that the implementation of the agreement remains in the U.S. interest, as the... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, President Trump said he would decertify the Iran deal. Yishai Schwartz outlined how the decades-old American sanctions law framework made Trump’s decision possible. Suzanne Maloney criticized ... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: September 2017
In July we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. -
Press Release: Military Commissions Chief Defense Counsel Disbands Nashiri Defense Team
Brig. Gen. John Baker, the chief defense counsel for the military commissions, disbanded the defense team in U.S. v. Nashiri. The full press release is included below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear deal in a speech Friday afternoon, but the U.S. will not attempt to withdraw from the agreement, the New York Times reported. Trump’s move will l... -
How Expelling Russian Diplomats Backfired on the US
On Lawfare's feed at Foreign Policy, I write about how the United States' tit-for-tat diplomatic escalation with Moscow likely backfired. The piece begins:
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