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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, following protracted negotiations between the Justice Department and Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler. -
Documents: Justice Department and Judiciary Committee Spar Over Whitaker Testimony
On Jan. 22, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker thanking him for agreeing to testify before the committee and providi... -
‘Achieving and Maintaining Cyberspace Superiority’: A Cyber Command and Interagency Legal Conference
I'm happy to report that U.S. Cyber Command will host its sixth annual legal conference from March 4–7, and that some seats may still be available. The title is "Achieving and Maintaining Cyberspace Supe... -
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The Stockholm Agreement and Yemen’s Other Wars
Editor’s Note: Yemen's deadly civil war and associated humanitarian catastrophe have dragged on for years. At the end of 2018, however, the country saw what seemed like a bit of good news: successful neg... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Herb Lin and Amy Zegart on 'Bytes, Bombs, and Spies'
Last week, as part of the Hoover Institution’s Security by the Book series, Jack Goldsmith spoke with Herb Lin and Amy Zegart, co-directors of the Stanford Cyber Policy Program. -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and the leaders of the CIA, NSA, FBI, DIA, and NGIA testified on Tuesday before the Senate intelligence committee on worldwide threats. Matthew Kahn shared the... -
Paid Policy Incubator Fellowship For Technologists: A Call for Applications
If 2018 was the year that the D.C.-Silicon Valley divide became abundantly apparent, then 2019 is the year that we can and should do more to bridge that divide. To do so, we need more bridge crossers: ex... -
Who Do You Sue? State and Platform Hybrid Power Over Online Speech
This essay closely examines the effect on free-expression rights when platforms such as Facebook or YouTube silence their users’ speech. The first part describes the often messy blend of government and p... -
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Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea and Iran: From Transformational to Transactional
Editor’s Note: Iran and North Korea have posed thorny problems for multiple U.S. administrations. The Trump administration, however, is trying a new tack, hoping to transform the regimes and eschewing in... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Roger Stone, the longtime associate of President Trump, was indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Quinta Jurecic shared the indictment. Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Lev... -
Urban Warfare: The Obligations of Defenders
Editor's Note: This post is part of the sixth annual Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict joint blog series. -
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Thinking Critically About “By, With, Through” in Syria, Iraq, and Beyond
Editor’s Note: In the years since 9/11, the United States has waged war around the globe. It has often done so, however, “by, with, and through” local partners. Despite the importance of this approach an... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Former Attorney General Bill Barr testified before the Senate judiciary committee in his confirmation hearings to serve as President Trump's attorney general on Tuesday and Wednesday. Matthew Kahn shared... -
There Really is an Expert Consensus: Multilateralism Still Matters
How do international relations experts evaluate President Trump’s efforts to reshape the U.S.-led international order and the multilateral institutions that help govern it? IR scholars have long argued t... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Greg Miller on 'The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy'
Last week, Jack Goldsmith got on the phone with Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist Greg Miller to discuss Miller’s new book, “The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American D... -
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan: Getting History Right
Editor’s Note: President Trump's justification of his foreign policy often draws on bizarre theories and bad history. One of the worst recent instances was his claim that the Soviet Union invaded Afghani... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday evening, the New York Times reported that in the days after President Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey, federal law enforcement officials become so concerned with the president’s condu...
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