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Rethinking the “Lessons” of the First World War
History can be a good friend of confirmation bias. We often look to the past for lessons that support beliefs that we already have instead of the ones best supported by a deep analysis of the evidence. -
Documents: Letters to Special Counsel Robert Mueller from the Trump Legal Team
The New York Times has obtained letters sent to the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller by the president's legal team, one in January 2018 and one in June 2017. The correspondence makes an aggressiv... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Matthew Kahn posted the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel’s May 31 memorandum opinion on the U.S.’s April 2018 airstrikes on Syrian chemical-weapons facilites. Jack Goldsmith contended that the ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Future of CFIUS
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays an essential role in advising the president on how to exercise his or her authority to block foreign investments that might let the ... -
Document: Pentagon Inadvertently Recorded Phone Calls Between John Doe and Attorneys
The government has filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Doe v. Mattis, informing the court that phone calls between Doe and his attorneys were inadvertently recorde... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on, reports the New York Times. The news come after North Korea’s former intelligence chief and top nuclear negotiator, Kim Yo... -
The New OLC Opinion on Syria Brings Obama Legal Rationales Out of the Shadows
The opinion on the April 2018 airstrikes against Syrian chemical-weapons facilities follows straightforwardly from Obama-era legal opinions, including one we did not know about until today. -
Document: Office of Legal Counsel Memo on April 2018 Syria Strikes
On Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel issued the following memorandum opinion on the April 2018 U.S. airstrikes against three Syrian chemical-weapons facilities. -
The National Security Law Podcast: The Valley of Ignorance
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Corporate Data Collection and U.S. National Security: Expanding the Conversation in an Era of Nation State Cyber Aggression
This post has been adapted from prepared remarks delivered at the Georgetown Law Cybersecurity Law Institute luncheon on May 24, 2018. -
Accused Spy Kevin Mallory Goes to Trial
On Wednesday morning, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge T.S. Ellis III presided over opening arguments in the espionage trial of former U.S. intelligence officer Kevi... -
It’s Time for South China Sea Economic Sanctions
The most recent U.S. freedom-of-navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea garnered the usual global headlines, but it also shows how ineffective such operations have been in deterring Chinese a...
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