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Climate Change and National Security, Part II: How Big a Threat is the Climate?
The U.S. national security establishment has been increasingly vocal that climate change is a national security threat—and the U.S. is not alone in this regard. But exactly how serious is this threat? Ho... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
National security adviser John Bolton said the United States will not withdraw troops from Syria until the Islamic State is defeated and Turkey provides assurances it will not strike Kurdish fighters, co... -
Case Closed: The Justice Department Won’t Stand Behind Its Report on Immigrants and Terrorism
Don’t look now, but the United States Department of Justice just came perilously close to admitting that it engaged in disinformation about immigrants and terrorism in a formal government report. -
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The Story of an American Islamic State Member Allegedly Captured in Syria
On the morning of Jan. 6, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had captured five Islamic State foreign fighters in Syria, including two reported U.S. citizens. The SDF identified the Amer... -
Drawing the Line on U.S. Reassurance to Eastern Europe
Editor’s Note: The United States is considering deploying permanent forces to Poland to signal the U.S. security commitment to that country. Such a move would be a massive strategic shift and one that ra... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Mary McCord and Jason Blazakis on Criminalizing Domestic Terrorism
The murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017 and other recent events have drawn in the public discourse to the fact that domestic terrorism is not a federal crime in and of itself. Earlier this... -
The Fortnight That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The recent discovery of the memorandum that William Barr, the president’s nominee for attorney general, sent the Justice Department in June criticizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into... -
How the New Congress Can Restore Its Constitutional Role
On Jan. 3, Democrats took control of the committee gavels in the House of Representatives, marking a significant shift in the dynamics of the politics of foreign policymaking and possibly the substance o... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Lifts Preliminary Injunction on Transgender Military Service Ban
On Friday, the D.C. Circuit lifted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's restriction on military service by transgender people. The full ruling is below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator and Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan, to be the next defense secretary, reports the New York Times. -
The Future of Vulnerabilities Equities Processes Around the World
As governments increasingly find themselves needing information from networked sources for law enforcement, intelligence, and military purposes, one of the most difficult dilemmas they face concerns the ...
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