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The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Jane Chong and Benjamin Wittes argued that the time has come for Congress to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. In a follow-up post, Chong addressed some of the common misconceptions... -
Impeaching Trump: Four Eternal Myths
Discussing the viability of launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump is like driving a racecar around a decaying track. The exercise is equal parts furious and tedious, sure ... -
Richard Danzig on The Technology Tsunami and the Liberal World Order
The always-interesting Richard Danzig has a new Lawfare Working Paper, forthcoming for the Aspen Strategy Group this fall, on how rapid multiple technological innovation might challenge the liberal world... -
The Security Dilemma of Cyberspace: Ancient Logic, New Problems
PDF version A review of Ben Buchanan's The Cybersecurity Dilemma: Hacking, Trust and Fear Between Nations (Oxford University Press, 2017). *** -
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How to Improve Return on Investment for Security Assistance
Editor’s Note: Making other countries more effective U.S. security partners is a vital part of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and U.S. foreign policy in general. Yet it seems to fail often, and supp... -
Tentative Observations on China’s Views on International Law and Cyber Warfare
As I noted in my post yesterday, the Chinese government has declined to clarify how and whether it believes the international law governing the use of applies to cyber warfare. Its refusal to do so has d... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Saturday, Robert Williams described a policy toward China that might enable a deal on North Korea. Covering other developments in the Asia-Pacific region, Julian Ku noted that trying to constrain Chin... -
Forcing China to Accept that International Law Restricts Cyber Warfare May Not Actually Benefit the U.S.
This past June, after U.N.-sponsored negotiations on the application of international law to cyber warfare collapsed, lead U.S. negotiator Michele Markoff released a blistering statement criticizing tho... -
Hoover Book Soiree on September 11: Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro's The Internationalists
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Monday, September 11, when Jack Goldsmith will interview Ooona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro, professors at Ya... -
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How Should the Trump Administration Respond to Right-Wing Extremism?
Editor’s Note: The neo-Nazi protests in Charlottesville and the killing of a counter-protester highlighted to Americans what terrorism watchers have long known: Right-wing extremism in the United States ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last Saturday’s events in Charlottesville inspired several a lot of writing on Lawfare. Bob Bauer explained how the attack in Charlottesville shows the President’s true attitudes toward the Constitution’... -
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India’s Counterinsurgency Campaigns Are Missing the Warning Signs
Editor’s Note: Insurgencies have plagued India throughout its modern history, and several remain active today. Until recently, it seemed that the Indian government was making progress, however fitfully, ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
To better understand Russian interference in the 2016 election, Benjamin Wittes recommended watching the movie "Icarus," a documentary that focuses on Russia’s Olympic doping program and that details Rus... -
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Activating Global Law
PDF version A review of Butterfly Politics by Catharine A. MacKinnon (Harvard University Press, 2017). *** -
Countering Russian Influence in the Balkans
Editor’s Note: Russia appears to be trying to undermine U.S. influence throughout Europe—and, unfortunately, Moscow appears to be succeeding. Although most eyes are on Ukraine and the Baltic states, the ...
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