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Diplomacy, Reconsidered
PDF Version Review of Ronan Farrow’s “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence” (W.W. Norton, 2018) and James F. Dobbins’s “Foreign Service: Five Decades on the Frontline... -
Livestream: Peter Strzok Testifies Before the House Judiciary Committee
At 10:00 a.m., former FBI counterespionage chief Peter Strzok will testify before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing titled, “Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election.” Watc... -
How the UK Government Resignations Signal the Demise of a ‘Hard’ Brexit
Fresh from the NATO summit, President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom on Thursday to engage with a British government that is in disarray. -
Genworth Approval Offers New Hope for CFIUS Reviews
Since its creation by President Gerald Ford, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has acted as a gatekeeper, working to ensure that foreign acquisitions do not impair U.S. nat... -
Rational Security: The 'With Enemies Like These Who Needs Friends?' Edition
President Trump picks Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. What are his national security views? Trump blasts NATO allies ahead of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Tensions are high at the NATO summit in Brussels as President Trump harshly criticizes U.S. allies, says NPR. On Wednesday, the president asserted that other NATO countries were “delinquent” on payments ... -
The National Security Law Podcast: The Road to 10,000
We’re back after a one-week layoff! No SCOTUS announcement yet, alas, but we do have this to offer: 1. Doe v. Mattis and the upcoming hearing on the government’s plan to release Doe in Syria 2. The mi... -
SinoTech: China Takes the Trade War to a New Front, and ZTE Stays Alive
Months of trade talks have proven unsuccessful at halting the escalating U.S.-China tech trade conflict, as the U.S. finally implemented its first wave of 25 percent tariffs against $34 billion in high-t... -
Publicly Reported Data Breaches: A Measure of Our Ignorance?
There is a mounting gap between what the headlines say about the costs of cyber insecurity to the U.S. economy and the results of data-driven research on this topic—with negative implications for cyberse... -
Can the UK Rescind Its Withdrawal from the EU?
Events in Washington may overshadow what's happening around the world, but nobody can miss the confusion that attends the British government right now. Two ministers have resigned over Brexit, and the fu... -
What’s in Australia’s New Laws on Foreign Interference in Domestic Politics
Australia passed national security and foreign interference laws at the end of June that Attorney General Christian Porter has called the country’s biggest counterintelligence overhaul in decades. -
NATO and War Powers: Remembering the ‘Great Debate’ of the 1950s
As President Trump goes into this week’s NATO summit complaining about burden-sharing, amid inflamed anxieties at home about presidential powers over foreign relations, it is worth remembering the “Great...
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