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Document: Nunes Memo
The House intelligence committee majority staff released a memo on alleged intelligence abuses on Friday. The full memo is below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Today’s news post is shorter than usual. Our normal coverage will resume on Monday. The president will not block the publication of a controversial memo alleging intelligence abuses within federal law ... -
Trust in Institutions and What it Means for the Russia Investigation: Take II
Last summer, I wrote about an NBC News/WSJ poll that found barely half of Americans believe that the Russian government attempted to influence the 2016 election. -
Trump's New Syria Strategy is Woefully Unrealistic
On January 17, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s Syria strategy for the first time at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. Tillerson’s speech cleared up much of the ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House has agreed to some modifications to the Nunes memo at the request of the FBI, and President Trump is expect to authorize the release of the document today or tomorrow, the Washington Post... -
Radio Silence From the Intelligence Community: Where Does It Stand on the Memo?
It is very likely that the “Nunes memo” will be made public sometime today despite strong FBI and Justice Department objections that the memo is misleading, threatens sources and methods and politicize... -
The National Security Law Podcast: The ‘State of the Uniom’ is Ex-Strava-gant!
You might not have wanted to watch the State of the Union, but don’t miss this episode of the podcast! This week we cover: -
Rational Security: The “State of the #Memo” Edition
Susan and I are away this week. But Shane, Tamara and Quinta hold down the fort. They discuss major developments in the Russia probe as House Republicans move to declassify a mysterious memo and the FBI’... -
War, Threats of Force, and Law: Thoughts on North Korea
Does law—international jus ad bellum or domestic war powers—substantially influence U.S. threats of force against North Korea? Does law enhance or degrade deterrence of North Korean provocations? Does it... -
Boko Haram’s al-Qaeda Affiliation: A Response to ‘Five Myths about Boko Haram’
In a January 14, 2018, Lawfare article, Alexander Thurston wrote that “mounting evidence pushed me, despite my strong initial skepticism, to acknowledge and begin to analyze the ties and exchanges betwee... -
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
On Monday, Jan. 29, the House Intelligence Committee convened to vote on whether to release to the public the much-discussed memo on alleged surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes... -
Transcript: House Intelligence Committee Meeting Regarding the Nunes Memo
The House Intelligence Committee has published the transcript of its business meeting discussing the memo alleging surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. The transcript is availa...
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