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Israel and Targeted Killings: Uncomfortable Questions
PDF Version A review of Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations” (Penguin Random House, 2018). *** -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Wednesday, April 4 at 9:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host a panel discussion on “Putin’s Next Act,” a look at how Russian President V... -
Better Democracy Promotion through Immigration
Editor’s Note: Immigrants are often portrayed as a threat to democracy, particularly if they come from "shithole" countries as our president has so charmingly put it. This view, however, ignores the very... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
In response to growing concerns that President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Adam White argued that Congress should focus on the procedural elements of any judicial review of a dismissa... -
Punishing Tomorrow's Tweeting Goebbels
PDF Version A review of Gregory S. Gordon, “Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition” (Oxford, 2017). *** -
Hoover Book Soiree on April 5: Tim Maurer's 'Cyber Mercenaries'
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on April 5, when Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes will interview Tim Maurer about his new book, “Cyber Mer... -
Teaching ‘Cybersecurity Law and Policy’
What exactly should be covered in a course on the legal and policy aspects of cybersecurity? -
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North Korea and the Problem of Managing Emerging Nuclear Powers
Editor’s Note: As the world watches North Korea with a mix of alarm and nausea, officials can agree that no one wants new nuclear powers—especially ones led by erratic and bellicose leaders. But at times... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Amy Chua on 'Political Tribes'
Yale law professor Amy Chua argues in her new book, “Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations,” that both foreign and domestic policymaking must better handle the realities of political t... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes observed that the quesiton of whether the public will ever know what Bob Mueller knows depends on how Mueller views his role as special counsel. -
Reassessing Belgium’s ‘Failed’ Counterterrorism Policy
Editor’s Note: Belgium has earned a bad name in counterterrorism circles, with critics charging that its security services did too little too late when it came to disrupting the Islamic State and other g... -
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... -
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In Pursuit of North Korean Human Rights and Denuclearization
Editor’s Note: North Korea may be both the world's most dangerous and most despotic regime. Understandably, most U.S. administrations have focused on the nuclear danger, but the Trump administration has ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) 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... -
Location, Location, Location: Evaluating Risks to Submarines from Low-Yield Warhead and Submarine Missile Launch Detection
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. ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Max Boot on ‘The Road Not Taken’
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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