Foreign Relations & International Law
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How to Make an AI Deal With China: Trade Throttling for Pacing
China will not agree to an AI pacing deal that puts them permanently in second place. The U.S. must therefore be prepared to use the threat of throttling to encourage a mutual deal. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trump-Xi Summit and U.S.-China AI Competition
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2025 Civilian Casualties Report Reveals U.S. Civilian Protection Gaps
Despite admitting to its biggest civilian harm incidents in years, the U.S. military has not accounted for dozens of victims from 2025. -
Lawfare Daily: Did Washington Walk Into Beijing’s Trap? Xi’s State Visit with Jonathan Czin
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Changing China’s Cyber Calculus
The U.S. needs a strategy to counter China’s leverage in cyberspace. -
Parsing the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s Report on U.S. Strikes in Iran
The UN Fact-Finding Commission concludes that the United States has committed war crimes. It could have said more to make a convincing case. -
Rational Security: “The Right Kind of American for Rational Security” Edition
Scott Anderson, Natalie Orpett and Julia Curlee talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
Siege Warfare by Other Means: The U.S. Economic Measures Against Cuba
How the Trump Administration is using starvation and misery to achieve regime change in Cuba. -
International Law in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Although important for justifying the blockade of Cuba, international law did not meaningfully constrain the Kennedy administration during the crisis. -
Key Questions to Prevent Enrichment and Verify Compliance
Congress must determine whether the proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy agreement has adequate precautions. -
What Can Be Done About Iran’s Closure of Hormuz?
Nonforcible countermeasures can help stop Iran’s closure of Hormuz without undermining freedom of navigation. -
The New Arctic
A review of Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, “Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic” (Yale University Press 2025)
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