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Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a rare public comment, U.K. signals intelligence agency GCHQ said that the allegations made yesterday by Press Secretary Sean Spicer that the agency spied on President Trump at the request of Presiden... -
Event Announcement: The Role of Congress in Protecting Liberal Democracy: A Conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff of the House Intelligence Committee
On Tuesday, March 21st, Lawfare and the Brookings Institution will host Representative Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for an address on the role of C... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 3/7 Session: The "Time Warp" Edition
Editor's Note: We apologize for our military commissions coverage being published out of sequence, as transcripts for last Tuesday's hearing were only recently made available to us. *** -
Did North Korea's Use of VX Nerve Agent Violate International Law?
On February 13, Kim Jong-nam—the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un—was killed at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian investigators have determined that two women, who have sinc... -
The Trump Onslaught on International Law and Institutions
Two months into the Trump administration, we are witnessing the beginnings of the greatest presidential onslaught on international law and international institutions in American history. -
Water Wars: The Pivot to Asia is Dead. Long Live the Pivot!
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Asia as the State Department Indicates “The Pivot” is Over -
The Revolt of the Judges: What Happens When the Judiciary Doesn’t Trust the President’s Oath
It’s been a busy 24 hours in the increasingly fascinating relationship between President Trump and the federal judiciary. First, a federal district judge in Hawaii entered a nationwide temporary restrai... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 3/14 Session: More Testimony on the Cole Bombing
It’s Tuesday morning, and we’re back at Guantanamo for more pre-trial hearings in the al-Nashiri case. The defendant, the alleged mastermind behind the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, is not presen... -
There was Never a National Security Need for the Travel Ban
Today, there is much pondering about the strength or weakness of the courts’ latest rulings on Trump's revised immigration Executive Order and prognosticating about what may happen on appeal or when the ... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 3/13 Session: “It Was Devastating”
Editor's Note: This post has been updated with a paragraph concluding the day's coverage, as the transcript for the last session of the court's March 13th hearings was originally not available on the Off... -
From Arms and Influence to Data and Manipulation: What Can Thomas Schelling Tell Us About Cyber Coercion?
On July 22, 2016 hackers suspected of links to the Kremlin passed thousands of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to Wikileaks. According to the U.S. Intelligence Community, the h... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Two federal judges have issued orders blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order banning travel to the United States to citizens of six majority-Muslim countries. The Washington Post repor...
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