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Rational Security: The 'Washed Up Psychos' Edition
Robert Mueller speaks! What does it mean for the future of investigations and possible impeachment hearings? Bill Barr is given new authorities to declassify information about the Russia probe. And Jared... -
Border Wall Litigation Tracker
Several parties have sued the federal government in connection with the Trump administration's decision to repurpose funds to build a wall along the southern border pursuant to a national emergency decla... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Since the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration twice approved transfers of unclassified nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Sen. Tim Kaine said, according to the... -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Tech Conflict Deepens as China Creates ‘Unreliable Entities’ List
On Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced the establishment of an “unreliable entities” list. Gao Feng, a ministry spokesman, said that “foreign enterprises, organizations and individuals that do... -
One Year Into Trump’s Iran Strategy: Where Do Things Stand?
In May 2018, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal—also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Shortly thereafter, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announc... -
How Trump’s Approach to the Middle East Ignores the Past, the Future, and the Human Condition
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
George Nader, a key witness in the Special Counsel’s investigation, was arrested on Monday, having been charged in January 2018 with transporting child pornography, the Washington Post reports. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Nada Bakos on 'The Targeter'
In movies and TV shows like Zero Dark Thirty and Homeland, Hollywood has fictionalized the roles of intelligence officers in tracking down terrorists. But the truth is often filled with personal and poli... -
A Modest Proposal for Preventing Election Interference in 2020
The years since the 2016 election have been a national trauma that the U.S. shouldn’t be eager to revisit. Yet almost no policy changes have been made as a result of what the country has learned from the... -
How U.S.-Iran Tensions Could Disrupt Iraq’s Fragile Peace
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Judge Rules House Doesn't Have Standing in Border Lawsuit
On Monday, Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the House of Representatives lacked standing to sue executive branch departments to prevent them from s... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
After a briefing with senior NSA officials, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) issued a statement that “there is no evidence at this time” that EternalBlue, a software exploit stolen from the NSA in 2017, ...
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