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What I Learned from Reading the Islamic State’s Propaganda Instruction Manual
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State has long issued a steady torrent of sophisticated propaganda to demonize its enemies, inspire its followers, and advance its cause in general. How does the Islamic State ... -
Immunity
With the news that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is seeking immunity for his testimony, it is perhaps worth a few moments reviewing the concept of immunity. -
What Lies Behind Flynn's Public Request for Immunity?
Lawfare readers are surely aware that on Thursday, the lawyer for former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn went public with a statement seeking immunity from prosecution in exchange for his test... -
Language Matters: How a Minor Mistranslation Can Affect US-China Relations
Earlier this week, Reuters posted a short report quoting the official spokesman of China’s Ministry of National Defense as saying "there is no such thing as man-made islands” in response to a question ab... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Graeme Wood on "The Way of the Strangers"
At this week's Hoover Book Soiree, Samuel Tadros of the Hudson Institute and the Hoover Institution sat down with Graeme Wood to discuss his new book, The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islami... -
April Fool’s Day Joke Canceled
Lawfare will be breaking with tradition by not posting an April Fool’s Day joke this year. We just couldn’t come up with anything so silly and clearly factually inaccurate that there was no chance anyone... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The saga of the Russian connection continued this week. Quinta Jurecic posted video of the joint statement by the SSCI’s Chairman Sen. Richard Burr and ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, in which they pled... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reports that former national security adviser Michael Flynn told the FBI and the House and Senate investigators who are examining the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia that he is wi... -
Gorsuch on Cyber-related Issues: Part Three
This is the final installment in a three-part series on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s cyber-related decisions from the Tenth Circuit. -
Movement in a New Guantanamo Habeas Case
Don't look now but the long dormant world of Guantanamo habeas litigation is getting at least a little bit less sleepy. Last November, a detainee named Guled Hassan Duran, an alum of the CIA's RDI prog... -
China Cyber Sovereignty and Cross-Border Digital Trade
As the U.S. reexamines its trade policy, commentators following U.S.-China affairs have noted an important area that has not received as much attention as the bilateral trade in goods but may one day riv... -
Water Wars: Cooperation “of the Right Time, in the Right Place and with the Support of the People”
China Proposes Cooperation While Completing Installations on Key Reefs and Islands in the South China Sea
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