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The Waning Federal Monopoly over Foreign Relations
PDF version A review of Michael Glennon and Robert Sloane, Foreign Affairs Federalism: The Myth of National Exclusivity (Oxford University Press, 2016). *** -
Statement from Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins
Yesterday, Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement on the pretrial hearings to be conducted in the al-Iraqi case over the course of this week. His statement is a... -
The DNC Hack Demonstrates the Need for Cyber-Specific Deterrents
Nearly half a year after the DNC hack, the United States finally took action. Citing the role of the Russian government in cyber operations apparently intended to affect the U.S. presidential election, a... -
Donald Trump and the Future of Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The incoming administration's scorn for intelligence professionals is a matter of grave concern to many of us at Lawfare. I, for one, worry that the administration will conduct its foreign... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Susan Hennessey and Matt Tait Go on a Political Witch Hunt
In an interview with The New York Times before his intelligence briefing on Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. -
The Fortnight that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
These past two weeks saw a flurry of activity regarding Russian attempts to influence the presidential election. In the days before the new year, the Obama administration announced sanctions against Russ... -
Cabinet Exit Memos
Yesterday 27 agency and department heads released exit memos reflecting on their progress and the work yet to be done. Below are links to seven memos of likely interest to our readers, along with the sub... -
ODNI Releases Report on "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections"
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published a declassified version of the intelligence community's report on "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections," ... -
From Awareness to Action - A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President
Eight years ago, the Center for Strategic and International Studies published an influential report that was a blueprint for early cybersecurity policy development in the Obama Administration. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President-elect Donald Trump today received an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the U.S. -
What Yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee Portends
There actually wasn’t that much new information conveyed at yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Russian election hacking and other foreign cybersecurity threats.
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