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The Week That Will Be
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Hoover Book Soiree: Edward Jay Epstein on ‘How America Lost Its Secrets’
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, when Ben will interview Edward Jay Epstein on his new book, How America Lost Its S... -
Will Trump Make Iran His Partner or His Adversary?
Editor’s Note: Of all the many uncertainties about Trump's foreign policy, the question of Iran looms among the largest. The Obama administration moved U.S.-Iran relations from abysmal to bad, and both R... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Yesterday saw the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Quinta Jurecic highlighted some national security excerpts from Trump's inaugural address, and she also liste... -
Detention in a World War I POW Camp
PDF version A retrospective review essay on Jean Renoir's classic film, La Grande Illusion (1937). *** -
It’s Not a Post-Fact World After All: Why Kompromat Can’t Touch Trump Yet
It’s still too early to say that any of the material in the Trump dossier is true, or to dismiss it all as false. But even at this early stage, it should be apparent the Trump machine is resilient to the... -
Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”
Editor’s Note: The war against terrorism involves fighting more than terrorists. Some groups use guerrilla war, and still others are proto-states. The post-9/11 struggle has also brought the United State... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jameel Jaffer on the "The Drone Memos"
At this week's Hoover Book Soiree, Jack Goldsmith interviewed Jameel Jaffer about his new book, The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law: -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week’s news was unsurprisingly dominated by the release of a series of memos alleging communications between the Trump campaign and the Russian government and an effort by the Kremlin to collect “ko... -
What the Cabinet Exit Memos Have in Common: Climate Change and Resilience Challenges
Several weeks ago we expressed our hope that the incoming administration and the national security community will work together to address the sweeping challenges created by climate change. We stressed t... -
E.O. 12333 Raw SIGINT Availability Procedures: A Quick and Dirty Summary
Earlier this afternoon we flagged the Obama administration's new Executive Order 12333 rules governing Intelligence Community (IC) access to and use of raw signals intelligence (SIGINT). -
The Week That Will Be
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The Waning Federal Monopoly over Foreign Relations
PDF version A review of Michael Glennon and Robert Sloane, Foreign Affairs Federalism: The Myth of National Exclusivity (Oxford University Press, 2016). *** -
Donald Trump and the Future of Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The incoming administration's scorn for intelligence professionals is a matter of grave concern to many of us at Lawfare. I, for one, worry that the administration will conduct its foreign... -
The Fortnight that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
These past two weeks saw a flurry of activity regarding Russian attempts to influence the presidential election. In the days before the new year, the Obama administration announced sanctions against Russ... -
Cabinet Exit Memos
Yesterday 27 agency and department heads released exit memos reflecting on their progress and the work yet to be done. Below are links to seven memos of likely interest to our readers, along with the sub... -
UT-Austin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Intelligence Studies
The Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas-Austin will award a postdoctoral fellowship in intelligence studies to a promising young scholar for the 2017-2018 academic year. This unique ... -
The Week That Will Be
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Hoover Book Soiree: Jameel Jaffer on "The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law"
The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Monday, January 9, when Jack will interview Jameel Jaffer on his new book The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing... -
Don't Forget Your End-of-Year Contribution to Lawfare
If you are one of the many readers who has donated to Lawfare this year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you. Your support means a great deal to us as we continue to grow. This year has seen ast...
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