Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
The Cohen Reimbursements and ‘Retainers’: Tall Tales and Other Possibilities
Through the thick fog of inconsistent and peculiar explanations, it is close to impossible to penetrate to the truth behind the payments by President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen to Stormy Danie... -
Don’t Subpoena Testimony from the President
Discussions between the president’s legal team and special counsel’s legal team about whether the president will sit down to answer questions have apparently gotten serious—serious enough that Special Co... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene in the investigation of Michael Cohen in an interview with the Hill, saying that Sessions should “p... -
Law and Public Intuition on the Use of Force, Part 1: An Introduction
Tensions with North Korea have reinvigorated long-standing debates over when and how the United States should use military force. Legal experts have offered sometimes conflicting views on how domestic an... -
Lebanese Elections: Good for the Country, Warts and All
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. With much of the Middle East either in violent conflict or undemocratic, one Arab country is holding genuine elections this week: Leb... -
Should Interagency Vetting of Defense Department Cyber Operations Be Reduced?
To what extent should other agencies have the chance to object on policy or legal grounds when the military wants to conduct a cyber operation that will have effects outside of the Defense Department’s o... -
Is it Time to Regulate Cyber Conflicts?
In his keynote address at the RSA Conference on Feb. 14, 2017, Microsoft President Brad Smith described his vision for a more peaceful cyberspace. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump’s lawyers are once again making waves. Bloomberg noted that Trump’s legal team members lack the requisite security clearances to negotiate with Robert Mueller. Former attorney John Dowd h... -
Turkey’s Snap Elections and the Future of Turkish Democracy
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
What Is Absent From the U.S. Cyber Command 'Vision'
United States Cyber Command recently released a new “command vision” entitled “Achieve and Maintain Cyberspace Superiority.” The document seeks to provide: “a roadmap for USCYBERCOM to achieve and mainta... -
As Trump Mulls the Iran Deal’s Fate, a Three-Ring Circus Ensues
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. With fewer than two weeks to go before the deadline for an American decision on continuing the Iran nuclear agreement, the debate ove... -
Presidential Norms and the Special Counsel Investigation: Disclosures to Congress
Yesterday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted: A Rigged System - They don’t want to turn over Documents to Congress. What are they afraid of? Why so much redacting? Why such unequal “justice?” At ...
Topics
