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Rational Security: The 'No One’s Shutting Us Down' Edition
President Trump takes his pitch for border security to the American people in an Oval Office address. John Bolton and Mike Pompeo are on the road doing high stakes diplomacy, but do they actually speak f... -
Sixteen-Year-Old American Islamic State Fighter Reportedly Captured in Syria
On Jan. 9, the People’s Defense Units (YPG) announced the capture of eight individuals, ostensibly foreign fighters for the Islamic State, in a series of operations conducted by the group near the town o... -
SinoTech: U.S. and China Hold Trade Talks Amid Backdrop of Tech Tensions and Initial Chinese Concessions
On the U.S.-China trade war front, the first week of 2019 has brought cause for cautious optimism. Midlevel trade talks between American and Chinese officials were extended for an additional day and conc... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to resign from the Justice Department if William Barr, the president’s nominee for attorney general, is confirmed, the New York Times reports. -
Executive Agreements: International Lawmaking Without Accountability?
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The Cyberlaw Podcast: 'Pay no Attention to the Guns, the Flashbang, and the Handcuffs. You’re Free to Go at Any Time.'
Nate Jones, David Kris and I kick off 2019 with a roundup of the month of news since we took our Christmas break. -
In Visiting China, Kim Jong Un Makes Good on New Year’s Speech
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration has made North Korea one of its strategic priorities, but the Pyongyang regime is inscrutable, making it difficult to determine the best approach. Brookings senior... -
Everyone Calm Down About That Declaration of National Emergency
Stuck with a government shutdown, President Trump and his advisors are reportedly considering the invocation of emergency authorities in order to begin construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border... -
So How Big a Deal Are Those Manafort Disclosures?
I was focused yesterday on the indictment of Natalia Veselnitskaya and only considered briefly the apparently inadvertent disclosures by Paul Manafort's lawyers concerning their client's contacts with a ... -
The Veselnitskaya Obstruction Indictment: A Collusion Tale
It’s not about L’Affaire Russe, but the indictment of Natalia Veselnitskaya tells a remarkable story about Russian abuse of the U.S. judicial system. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: Jaimie Nawaday on the Veselnitskaya Indictment
I talk to Jaimie Nawaday, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, to discuss the indictment of Natalia Veselnitskaya over alleged obstruction of justice in a case Nawaday handle... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Upholds Contempt Citation in Mueller Mystery Subpoena Case
On Tuesday, Judges Tatel, Griffith and Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a contempt citation against the unnamed defendant in In re: Grand Jury Subpoena, the case of the m...
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