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Document: Michael Flynn Associates Charged in Gulen Extradition Effort
A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has indicted Bijan Rafiekian and Kamil Ekim Alptekin, both associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, for efforts to secure the extradi... -
Restoring U.S. Intelligence After the Trump Presidency
The recent midterm elections served as a reminder—comforting to many—that the Trump presidency will end. The next president will be challenged to heal a fractured society, return integrity to public serv... -
Can the President Be Indicted? A Response to Laurence Tribe.
Laurence Tribe has proposed a novel argument to assert that a sitting president can be indicted. Because I feel so strongly otherwise, and because I have such regard for Professor Tribe, I want to reply ... -
The Brexit Endgame: Theresa May’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. Why Didn’t Parliament Vote on the Brexit Deal? -
Five Myths about Sponsor-Proxy Relationships
Editor’s Note: Minor powers, rebel groups, and other organizations often act as proxies for more powerful states or groups, which use them to fight (or commit) terrorism, counter rival regimes, or otherw... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Senator Mark Warner on a New Cyber Doctrine
Last week, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia addressed a crowd at the Center for New American Security (CNAS), offering what he called a “New Doctrine for Cyberwarfare & Information Operations.” Sen. Warne... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Starting with Yemen, Jen Patja Howell shared an episode of the Lawfare Podcast featuring a discussion on the origins and potential outcomes of the war in Yemen with Gregory Johnsen, Daniel Byman and Benj... -
The Senate Acts on Yemen
Yesterday, on Dec. 13, the Senate made history. By a vote of 56-41, it adopted S.J. Res. 54, a bipartisan joint resolution that directs U.S. forces to withdraw from “hostilities” in Yemen not related to ... -
Document: Special Counsel's Office Files Reply to Flynn Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed a reply to Michael Flynn's sentencing memo. The document is available here and below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A seven-year-old girl died of dehydration and shock after being taken to a U.S. border control facility, reports the Washington Post. The girl and her father were part of a group of more than 160 migrant... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: November 2018
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of November 20... -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Trade Talks Continue Against Tense Backdrop
The meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires kicked off a slew of activity on the trade war front. On Dec. 1, the two leaders agreed to a 90-day truce du...
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