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.
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COVID-19 Apps Are Terrible—They Didn't Have to Be
COVID-19 apps in the United States have been ineffective as public health tools because they are designed primarily to protect privacy. Poor design choices, effectively mandated by Google and Apple, were... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Yaya Fanusie on 'Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Threat From Money Launderers and How to Stop Them'
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Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Threat From Money Launderers and How to Stop Them
If or when a central bank digital currency is deployed in a major economy such as the United States, there will be unintended consequences. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Kyle Langvardt on Platform Speech and the First Amendment
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Platform Speech Governance and the First Amendment: A User-Centered Approach
The First Amendment is a public endeavor—not a mandate for big tech to redefine free speech in America. -
Matthew Levitt: In Search of Nuance
Lawfare is pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in the Lawfare Research Paper Series: In Search of Nuance in the Debate over Hezbollah's Criminal Enterprise and the U.S. Response, by Matthe... -
Philip B. Heymann: The Art of the Cover Up: Watergate
Lawfare is pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in the Lawfare Research Paper Series: The Art of the Cover Up: Watergate, by Philip B. Heymann, law professor at Harvard Law School and forme... -
Presidential Elections: A Perilous Time for U.S. Intelligence (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
Lawfare is pleased to announce the publication of a new working paper in the Lawfare Research Paper Series: Presidential Elections: A Perilous Time for U.S. Intelligence, by Eric Manpearl. From the ab... -
Sahand Moarefy: Partially Unwinding Sanctions: The Problematic Construct of Sanctions Relief in the JCPOA (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
Lawfare is pleased to announced the publication of a new working paper in the Lawfare Research Paper Series: Partially Unwinding Sanctions: The Problematic Construct of Sanctions Relief in the JCPOA by S...
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