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Lawfare Daily: The Crisis in Kashmir
Discussing the recent India-Pakistan conflict. -
Secretary Hegseth Ends WPS Program Despite Joint Staff Support
A Joint Staff memorandum reviewed by Lawfare casts doubt on Secretary Hegseth’s claim that troops “hate” implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act. -
ChinaTalk: Will Everyone Get Nukes Now?
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Border Militarization Blurs the Distinction Between ‘Policing’ Immigration and ‘Combating’ Immigrants
NSPM-4, President Trump’s order on the military’s “mission for sealing the Southern Border,” obscures the fine-grained limits that ought to clearly and unambiguously regulate lethal force. -
Can the U.S. Government Compel States to Enforce Immigration Law?
Trump’s efforts to force state cooperation on immigration raise pressing questions about the constitutional limits of federal authority. -
Lawfare Daily: Andrew Bakaj on Whistleblowing and DOGE’s Activities at the NLRB
Discussing the declaration from a NLRB whistleblower. -
Rational Security: The “Keeping It 100” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Reynolds, and James Pearce talked through the week’s big national security news. -
The Judge Dugan Case Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Some see the prosecution of the Wisconsin circuit court judge as vindicating the rule of law, and others as an attack on it. They’re both wrong. -
Securing Tomorrow: Why America Needs an AI Education Corps
An AI Education Corps can gird the U.S. public against AI threats while empowering them to contribute to AI innovation. -
Trump Signs Order ‘Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement’
The executive order directs the attorney general to “maximize the use of federal resources,” including “military and national security assets,” to “aggressively police crime.” -
Lawfare Daily: The President, Congress, and the Power of the Purse
Discussing "Appropriations Presidentialism" -
Unpacking Trump’s Attack on Federal Sector Unions
The president’s efforts to decimate civil servant unions rest on a legally dubious argument.
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