Foreign Relations & International Law
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Latin America’s Long Game: Nuclear Disarmament in the Age of AI
The answer to one of the world’s most dangerous security problems was drafted in Mexico City nearly sixty years ago. -
The 25th Anniversary of the 2001 AUMF
It’s not terribly important today. -
The Unexpected Emergence of the EU as a U.S. Counterterrorism Partner
How the U.S. and the EU built law enforcement and counterterrorism information sharing in the wake of 9/11. -
Rational Security: The “Fifth Anniversary Hot Take Takedown” Edition
Scott Anderson celebrated the fifth anniversary of Rational Security 2.0 with the return of co-hosts emeriti Shane Harris, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes. -
Lawfare Daily: Why Autocrats Hate Cities with Ambassador Nina Hachigian
What U.S. mayors can learn about resisting autocracy from their counterparts abroad? -
Why We’re Suing the State Department Over International Agreements
Lawfare is suing to bring transparency back to international agreements—and you can help. -
America Must Protect Its Training Data
AI training data built by U.S. firms is being sold to Chinese labs and powering their models. U.S. policymakers can use existing law to stop these sales. -
Open-Weight Diplomacy: How China’s AI Models Are Rerunning the Digital Silk Road
China's “free” AI models are rerunning Huawei’s telecom playbook: Give the weights away, sell the stack around it, own the dependency. -
The ‘Covered List’: A Fraud Claimed ‘National Security’
A tool built to block Huawei and Hikvision now bans drones, routers, and solar inverters—undermining the security it was meant to protect. -
Persistent Engagement and the Illusion of Cyber Equilibrium
Strategies built to disrupt cyber adversaries may impose costs but are unlikely to lead to long-term stability. -
White House Releases Executive Order Declaring a National Emergency Regarding the Electrical Grid
The order authorizes the secretary of energy to prohibit transactions with foreign entities deemed to be national security risks. -
U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States
The Kingdom of Bahrain cannot claim immunity from a suit by exiled dissidents over harm caused by spyware surveillance on U.K. soil.
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