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Litigating Data Sovereignty
If the first round of debates over internet governance focused on whether the internet can be governed, today’s debates are about which states will regulate the internet, how and where. China famously ma... -
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: Not the Jihadis You Might Expect
Editor’s Note: Myanmar has produced one of the world's worst human-made humanitarian crises, with the government there persecuting the Rohingya, a Muslim minority, with thousands dying and hundreds of th... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
It was a busy Friday on Lawfare: the special counsel’s office filed a submission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia providing more detail on Paul Manafort’s alleged breach his plea a... -
Teaching Cybersecurity Law and Policy: My Revised 62-Page Syllabus/Primer
Cybersecurity law and policy is a fun subject to teach. There is vast room for creativity in selecting topics, readings and learning objectives. But that same quality makes it difficult to decide what to... -
A User’s Guide to Ending the Trump Presidency
PDF version. A review of David Priess, “How to Get Rid of a President: History’s Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives” (PublicAffairs, 2018) *** -
The Week That Will Be
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American Terrorists: Why Current Laws Are Inadequate for Violent Extremists at Home
Editor’s Note: For the U.S. government, terrorism is a foreign-linked danger, not a domestic one. Groups that foment violence at home are criminal and investigated as such, but a terrorism label is not u... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to one count of lying to Congress and entered a formal plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday. Matthew Kahn... -
Flat Light: Data Protection for the Disoriented, From Policy to Practice
Flat light is the state of disorientation, feared among pilots, in which all visual references are lost. The effects of flat light “completely obscure features of the terrain, creating an inability to di... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host an discussion on power transitions in Africa with Reuben Brigety, former ambass... -
Extricating the United States from Yemen: Lessons on the Strategic Perils of Partnered Operations
Editor’s Note: The war in Yemen has gone from bad to worse, and pressure is mounting for the United States to cut its support for Saudi Arabia's failed intervention in the country. But the lessons from t... -
The Week That Was: All Of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie K. Hirono filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge to decide the legality of Matthe... -
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What the Watergate 'Road Map' Reveals About Improper Contact Between the White House and the Justice Department
Details of the interactions show why contacts between the president and the top officials investigating his White House were risky for all involved. -
The End of U.S. Naval Dominance in Asia
Editor’s Note: Although the Trump administration has made much of China's rise when it comes to trade, the president should be focused more on the security implications. Robert Ross of Boston College poi... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The Justice Department may have inadvertently revealed sealed charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn and Benjamin Wittes provided a guide for ques... -
2018 and Beyond
After brazenly interfering in the 2016 US election, Russia now “perceive[s] . . . its past efforts as successful and views the 2018 U.S. midterm elections as a potential target for Russian midterm operat... -
Presidents and War Powers
PDF Version. A review of Michael Beschloss, “Presidents of War” (Crown Books, 2018). *** -
Document: Judge Denies Russian Company's Motion to Throw Out Mueller Charge
On Nov. 15, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Concord Management and Concord Consulting LLC to dismiss charges filed in February by the spe... -
An Announcement: David Priess Becomes Chief Operating Officer of the Lawfare Institute
I am delighted to announce an important new hire by the Lawfare Institute: David Priess is coming on board as our Chief Operating Officer. Many Lawfare readers already know David's work, on the site and...
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