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The majority staff of the House intelligence committee closed the panel’s Russia probe this week. Matthew Kahn shared the statements released by the majority and minority members of the House panel and t...
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Monday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host Amy Chua for a discussion about her new book, “Political Tribes: Group Insti...
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Editor’s Note: How vulnerable are U.S. submarines in the event of a nuclear war? Some analysts have argued that, after firing their missiles, submarines would be sitting ducks for adversaries to target. ...
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Let’s start with the special counsel investigation.
Emma Kohse and Benjamin Wittes explored the legal theory driving the special counsel’s indictment of Russian hackers and entities, arguing that the th...
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Though some have closed the book on those who loomed large during the Vietnam War, Max Boot has penned a new one.
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A review of David Patrikarakos's “War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century,” (Basic Books, 2017).
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The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on March 13, when Lawfare's Jack Goldsmith will interview Amy Chua about her new book, “Political T...
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Wednesday, March 7 at 9:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host an event on U.S. engagement with China. Rep. Rick Larsen, co-chairman of th...
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Editor’s Note: The relationship between Russia and Turkey has risen and fallen as the two have quarreled over Syria and their respective regional postures in general. MIT's Carol Saivetz examines this re...
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Let’s begin with L’Affaire Russe. Quinta Jurecic shared the House intelligence committee Democrats’ rebuttal to the Devin Nunes memo. She and Benjamin Wittes offered three key takeaways from the rebuttal...
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The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on March 14, when Lawfare's Jack Goldsmith will interview Niall Ferguson about his new book, “T...
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Spy movies and television shows often overlook the analysts who make sense of the nation’s intelligence. That changes with the premiere of “Liberty Crossing,” a workplace comedy co-created by “Daily Show...
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A central feature of U.S.-China cyber diplomacy has been Washington’s effort to persuade Beijing to acknowledge and enforce a norm against state-sponsored commercial cyber theft. After years of private d...
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Monday, Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m.: The Hudson Institute will host an event on “Taking Stock of Trump’s Foreign Policy After Year One.” Tod Lindberg w...
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Editor’s Note: The crisis between Qatar and its neighbors drags on, exacerbating regional instability and posing problems for U.S. policymakers. While many analysts have focused on the security and forei...
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It has been a busy week for the special counsel investigation.
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A review of Kathryn Sikkink’s “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century” (Princeton, 2017).
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Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of lying to federal investigators about communications with Rick Gates, a former Trump aide, the New York Times reports. Van der Zwaan also admitte...
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Editor’s Note: The armed drone is one of the most important counterterrorism instruments, and its use is both constant and controversial. The origins of this program, however, are not well known. Christo...