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President Trump Speaks at CIA Headquarters
The day after his inauguration, President Donald Trump addressed CIA employees at the Agency's headquarters. Video of his remarks is available below courtesy of The Washington Post, along with a transcri... -
Trump Administration Releases "Briefing Issues" on Foreign Policy and Security
Following the inauguration, WhiteHouse.gov updated with a series of "Briefing Issues" laying out priorities for the new administration. Three pledges in particular will be of interest to Lawfare readers:... -
National Security Excerpts from Trump's Inaugural Address
This morning, Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States. Below are national security-related excerpts from his inaugural address, which primarily emphasized the "America First" theme th... -
Seven Trump Foreign Policy Assumptions
A new day, a new president, a new set of challenges for the foreign policy establishment. -
Water Wars: Hedging Bets in the South China Sea
Abe's South China Sea Charm Offensive -
Who Created the Mirai Botnet?
Readers will recall that late last year the Mirai botnet was used to take down large swaths of the network. -
Trump v. National Security Facts
In her post “On Bullshit and the Oath of Office,” Quinta Jurecic joined several other commentators in reflecting that President-elect Trump is a bullshitter — in the technical sense of the term as define... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Foreign Policy warns us that the Trump national security team continues to be “missing in action” on the eve of the inauguration. The lack of key deputies may hobble the new administration’s response to ... -
Defunding the United Nations over Resolution 2334 Would Be a Huge Mistake
The list of political institutions and norms that I have taken for granted and which are now under threat seems to grow by the day. High on the list are the multilateral organizations that have formed th... -
Rational Security: The "Four Horsemen" Edition
President Obama issues a raft of pardons and commutations on his last days in office. The Trump transition team has barely interacted with its counterparts on the National Security Council. And John Bren... -
New CIA Procedures for Handling U.S. Person Information Collected Under E.O. 12333
Today the Central Intelligence Agency released new, unclassified procedures designed to restrict and streamline the agency's handling of U.S. person information collected in the course of intelligence ac... -
The Manning Commutation
Ben and Susan have written of their approval of President Obama's actions. I find myself in rare disagreement with them. Not violently, but given the deterrence structures we have this sends a bad mess...
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