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No Substitute for the Real Thing: International and Congressional Use of Force Authorizations
Since President Truman’s “police action” in the Korean War, scholars in law and political science have considered the possibility that presidents would attempt to substitute congressional authorization w... -
CISA’s Request for Subpoena Power
Recent stories in Cyberscoop and TechCrunch indicate that the Department of Homeland Security is asking Congress to grant the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) the power to issue ad... -
The Week That Will Be
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Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been deployed for the first time in years within Kurdish-occupied regions in northern Syria as part of a last-minute deal to counter the Turkish offe... -
NATO Allies Need to Come to Terms With Offensive Cyber Operations
In May 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense and the German Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding concerning “Cooperation on Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense.” Compute... -
The Report, Episode Eleven: A Special Counsel
Today, we released the eleventh episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. -
Losing Control Over Returnees?
Editor’s Note: Perhaps the biggest counterterrorism challenge facing European states is how to handle their citizens who went to fight in Iraq and Syria and now seek to return. Europe's response has been... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Susan Hennessey, Molly Reynolds and Margaret Taylor analyzed the ongoing impeachment inquiry, suggesting that Congress should carefully consider its procedural strategy to maintain the legitimacy of the ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Leah Sottile on Bundyville and American Radicalism
At his rally in Minneapolis earlier this week, President Trump received voluntary security from an unexpected source: the Oathkeepers, a far-right militia associated with the white supremacy movement. Th... -
How Should the House Handle Impeachment?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is approaching a fork in the road on the House’s impeachment inquiry. The White House has indicated an unwillingness to cooperate with the inquiry, and so the House has to deci... -
Accountability for Islamic State Fighters: What Are the Options?
President Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would withdraw forces from along the Syria-Turkey border has already had dramatic consequences. -
District Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas found President Trump’s proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border to be unlawful, ruling that the use of funds for this ...
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