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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Amidst the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Ashley Deeks analyzed the question of the use of force and the right of self-defense with respect to the U.S. response to Iran, following the attack ... -
Rational Security: The 'Acting' Edition
Shane and Tamara and Susan are all away—so Rational Security is dominated this week by acting officials. The acting secretary of defense has been replaced by another acting defense secretary, and much of... -
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How States Foster Violent Extremism and What the United States Should Do About It
Over the past two decades, extremists have successfully exploited both intrastate politics and interstate relations to further their own state-building projects. In particular, they have targeted margina... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jim Sciutto on ‘The Shadow War’
Russian and Chinese leaders understand that they’re unlikely to win a shooting war with the United States, but they have other ways to challenge Western interests, turning our greatest strengths—open soc... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As part of an ongoing debate about U.S. cyber strategy, Dan Efrony argued that U.S. and its allies’ highly ambiguous approach to law and policy in cyberspace undermines attempts to develop clear binding ... -
Wishful Nationalism
PDF Version. A review of Yael Tamir, “Why Nationalism” (Princeton University Press, 2019) *** -
The Lawfare Podcast: Nate Persily and Alex Stamos on Securing American Elections
More than two years after the 2016 presidential election, new information continues to seep into the public about the extent of Russia's sweeping and systematic efforts to interfere in the U.S. democrati... -
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Sudan at a Crossroads: Rethinking U.S. Policy
Editor’s Note: Sudan is in the throes of revolution, raising hopes that a government with a brutal history may be at an end. Sudan, however, could also follow the path of Libya, Yemen and other countries... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As part of an ongoing debate about the attorney general’s declassification authority, Jack Goldsmith responded to a post by Benjamin Wittes and David Kris, arguing that there are good reasons to investig... -
More Diplomacy, Less Intervention, but for What? Making Sense of the Grand Strategy Debate
Whatever else 2019 turns out to be, it will enjoy a strong case for being remembered as the golden age of debate over American national security strategy. In the month of April alone, four publications p... -
Draft Resolution Streamlining Subpoena Enforcement
On June 11, the House of Representatives will consider a resolution to enable committee chairs to seek judicial enforcement of subpoenas with only the approval of a panel of House leadership, rather than... -
Spring 2019 Issue of Harvard National Security Journal
Elad Gil argues that judges too frequently rely on the executive’s special competence in foreign affairs to apply a de facto presumption of near-total deference, which he terms “totemic functionalism.” H... -
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Militarizing the Peace: UN Intervention Against Congo’s ‘Terrorist’ Rebels
Editor’s Note: The civil war in Congo remains one of the world's bloodiest and most intractable conflicts. In response, the United Nations has authorized a large, and militarily aggressive, campaign to t... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller made an unexpected statement on the Russia investigation. He reiterated his findings and analysis, resigned from the Justice Department and formally closed th... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week, the Justice Department announced a superseding indictment charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one count of conspiring to violate the Com... -
Responding to the Rise in Domestic Terrorism: Don’t Forget Prevention
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism often are well-meaning but misconceived and poorly resourced. As a result, for jihadist-linked terrorism they usually prove ineffective and are a poli...
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