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Chaffetz and Cummings Say Flynn Didn't Disclose Russia Payments
In a joint press conference this morning, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) indicated that they believe former Na... -
Hoover Book Soiree, Mark Moyar's Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place on Wednesday, May 3, when Jack interviews Mark Moyar about his new book, Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Ope... -
The Week That Will Be
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Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen will face off for the French presidency in the country’s runoff election following the first round of results on Sunda... -
The Appointments Clause as a Hurdle to the President’s Trade Agenda
Recent reports suggest that the Trump Administration is renewing its push to reform U.S. trade relations. Last week at a speech in Wisconsin, the President criticized the North American Free Trade Agreem... -
Livestream: Reflecting on Trump's First 100 Days
Today, the Brookings Institution is hosting a forum on President Trump's first 100 days in office. The first panel discussion, on national security issues, will feature Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Susa... -
The ICC’s Afghanistan Investigation: The Missing Option
In a February Lawfare post, David Bosco analyzed the different possible US responses to the pending decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor on whether to open an investigation into ... -
Join the White Helmets for a Hoover Panel Discussion on Humanitarian Efforts in Syria
Please join the Hoover Institution's Islamism and the International Order Working Group this Thursday, April 27, from 5-7 pm for a panel discussion with the White Helmets (Syria Civil Defense, or SCD) on... -
Body Double: What Medieval Executive Theory Tells Us About Trump’s Twitter Accounts
In 1571, an English jurist named Edmund Plowden, trying to make sense of cases involving the sale and purchase of land owned by various monarchs, argued: [T]he King has in him two Bodies, viz., a Body ... -
Understanding Russia’s New Role in the Middle East
Editor’s Note: Russia's return to prominence on the world stage is forcing security officials in the United States and Europe to rethink their postures. One of Russia's biggest moves is its renewed empha... -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Speech on Sextortion by Mona Sedky
Over the past year, Lawfare has expended a great deal of ink on the problem of sextortion, a form of online sexual assault in which perpetrators obtain explicit images or video of their victims and use t... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes posted the Lawfare Readership Survey. Please take a moment to fill it out!
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