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Remembering St. Clair’s Defeat
Today is the anniversary of, by some measures, the U.S. military’s worst battlefield defeat ever. On Nov. 4, 1791, U.S. military forces, under the command of Northwest Territory Governor and U.S. General... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
In the wake of the shooting in Pittsburgh at the Treet of Life synagogue, Quinta Jurecic explored the role of social media in providing a platform in far-right extremism. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Cybersecurity and Financial Stability
The rate and intensity of cyber attacks on financial institutions has increased in recent years, but the risk that these attacks pose to our financial stability remains understudied in the financial indu... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Commerce Department has put Chinese semiconductor company Fujian Jinghua on a list of companies that are no longer allowed to purchase some U.S. exports of components, software and technology goods, ... -
The National Security Law Podcast: That’s What Leadership Looks Like
In this week’s episode we take a break from our deep-dive series on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to reengage with the weekly inflow of national security law news. We had no choice,... -
Summary: New Trove of 9/11 Documents Released
On Oct. 15, J.M. Berger, a prolific author and researcher on extremism, made public on Intelwire a large number of previously unreleased or difficult-to-find materials related to 9/11 that were obtained ... -
Trial Preview: Third Attempt to Convict Blackwater Guard for 2007 Massacre of Iraqi Civilians
The third criminal trial of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten for his role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre begins Monday, Nov. 5, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before Judge R... -
What Does the Justice Department Think About Birthright Citizenship?
Inquiring minds want to know. -
The National Archives Passes the Buck on Spanberger
Late on Friday, we received the first set of responsive documents to our “meta-FOIA request” regarding the release of congressional candidate—and former postal inspector and CIA officer—Abigail Spanberge... -
Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese and Taiwanese Firms for Economic Espionage
A grand jury in the Northern District of California has returned an indictment against United Microelectronics Corp., a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer; Fujian Jinhua, a Chinese state-run enterprise... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to the Washington Post, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a phone call with Jared Kushner and national security advisor John Bolton in which he described journalist Jamal Khashoggi as ... -
Document: Robert Bowers Indictment
On Oct. 31, a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania returned a 44-count indictment, including hate crimes, against Robert Bowers for the murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in ...
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