Lawfare Research Intiative
Since its founding, Lawfare has produced rigorous, in-depth research at the intersection of law, national security, foreign policy, and technology. In 2025, these efforts were unified under the Lawfare Research Initiative. This page collects all of Lawfare’s published research papers, along with podcast interviews featuring their authors.
On this page you will find links to view Lawfare's various research projects.
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The Programmable State: The e-CNY and China’s Quest for Smarter Surveillance
China’s digital yuan could set a global precedent for programmable money—and for state-controlled financial surveillance. -
Calibrating Secure by Design With the Risks Faced by Small Businesses
Empirical evidence suggests guiding small businesses toward more secure configurations is more important than eliminating vulnerabilities. -
“Privacy by Design” Lessons for “Security by Design”
Translating principles into technology and regulation -
Lawfare Daily: David Kris on Data Proxies for Clients of Cloud Service Providers
What benefit could a "data proxy" provide to an organization? -
Data Proxies for Clients of Cloud Service Providers
A plan to incentivize companies to use secure cloud storage by ensuring that their interests are represented when the government comes for their data. -
Lawfare Daily: Kevin Frazier on Prioritizing AI Research
Discussing the importance of AI research. -
Prioritizing International AI Research, Not Regulations
A research-first approach with respect to AI could ensure related policy debates are grounded in the technical aspects of AI rather than abstract political arguments. -
Lawfare Daily: Eugenia Lostri and Justin Sherman on Security by Design in Practice
What does 'Security by Design' mean in practice? -
“Security by Design” in Practice: Assessing Concepts, Definitions, and Approaches
There is significant consensus about the meaning of "security by design," but less on the definition and utility of "security by default." -
Investing in Rust
U.S. public policy can help facilitate market adoption of a relatively new, efficient, and safe programming language called Rust. -
Lawfare Daily: Open Banking and the Benefits of Interoperability with Alexander Rigby and Chinmayi Sharma
Discussing the promise and pitfalls of interoperability. -
Open Banking: A Case Study in the Benefits of Interoperability
Policymakers must prioritize decentralizing decision-making power in industries before true technological decentralization can occur.
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