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Water Wars: Mr. Yang Goes to Washington
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Visits Washington as the White House Announces Proposal to Increase Military Spending Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with State Councilor Yang Jiechi (Photo: X... -
Rational Security: The "Kislyak of Death" Edition
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under fire for his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States, while the Trump administration tries to deflect attention on Russia investigations. Is... -
What Happens When We Don’t Believe the President’s Oath?
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The Rules of Congressional Investigations and Trump’s Growing Russia Problem
This afternoon, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigations “related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States.” The decision follows a report from -
Come Work at Lawfare!
I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for a new Associate Editor at Lawfare. If you have ever thought to yourself, “I want to be Quinta Jurecic when I grow up,” this is your chan... -
Fufi's Story: An Israeli General's Lone Mission in the West Bank
“We did not achieve the goal,” Fufi says. I am sitting in a lounge in an upscale Jerusalem hotel in December with an Israeli reserve general named Dov Sedaka, listening as he tells me the story of his t... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: 2017's Second Material Support Arrest
On February 21st, twenty-five year old Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr. was charged in federal district court in the Western District of Missouri with attempting to provide material support to ISIL. Hester is ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Last night, the Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. twice during the election, despite denying that he had met with Russian offi... -
A “Qualified SPOC” Approach for India and Mutual Legal Assistance
There has been growing legal, policy, and academic attention to the topic of Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA), the mechanisms for evidence held in one country to be provided to a different country for law e... -
A Closer Look at Congressional Foreign Travel
On Monday, Paul Singer at USA Today reported new data on the burgeoning practice of congressional foreign travel. According to Singer, federal legislators spent more government funds venturing abroad in ... -
Cyber Strategy & Policy: International Law Dimensions
Below is a condensed version of the statement I have prepared for my testimony tomorrow before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the international law dimensions of U.S. cyber strategy and policy (l... -
The Revised Refugee EO: Reports Show a Clear Turn Toward Legal Compliance
The Washington Post’s Matt Zapotosky has reported on forthcoming revisions of President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on refugees that place the administration in a materially better legal position.
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