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Armed Conflict
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The Sde Teiman HCJ Judgment: Too Little, Too Late?
A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court held that conditions in a notorious detention center must comply with Israeli law. -
Rational Security: Dog Sh*t Daily
This week, Scott Anderson, sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Tyler McBrien to try to make sense of the week’s biggest national security news stories. -
Deploying Soldiers on American Soil: Operational Risks & Considerations
Different training rules, operational risks, and past experience caution restraint.
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Congress
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Emergency Powers Reform Advances
It is prudent for Congress to reform the emergency powers now but save IEEPA reform for another day. -
Zelensky’s American Saga: Victory Plan and Angry Republicans
The timing, purpose, and outcomes of Zelensky’s U.S. visit suggest Ukraine is racing against time to get ready for whatever comes next after Nov. 5. -
What Happened to the Biden Impeachment?
GOP efforts to impeach President Biden appear to have spluttered. But the attempt sheds light on the current—and future—politics of impeachment.
Courts & Litigation
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The Sde Teiman HCJ Judgment: Too Little, Too Late?
A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court held that conditions in a notorious detention center must comply with Israeli law. -
Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Oct. 3
Join the Lawfare team today for a discussion of the trials of Donald Trump. -
New and Old Tools to Tackle Deepfakes and Election Lies in 2024
How new statutory prohibitions and long-standing tort claims can combat pernicious election lies when voter intimidation laws fall short.
Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Rational Security: Dog Sh*t Daily
This week, Scott Anderson, sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Tyler McBrien to try to make sense of the week’s biggest national security news stories. -
The New UN Cybercrime Treaty Is a Bigger Deal Than Even Its Critics Realize
A new treaty endorses a state criminalizing conduct by anyone, anywhere, so long as the conduct harms one of its nationals. -
The Justice Department’s New Approach to “Despite-Fischer” Cases
When federal prosecutors believe they can still prove obstruction of an official proceeding in Jan. 6 cases, they have come up with a new and creative way to navigate the Supreme Court’s narrowing of tha...
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Cybersecurity & Tech
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Unlocking AI for All: The Case for Public Data Banks
Public AI data banks could democratize access to data, reducing Big Tech’s dominance and fostering innovation in AI. -
Lawfare Live: National Security and the 2024 Election, Tech Policy
Lawfare will host a panel discussion on Oct. 15. -
The New UN Cybercrime Treaty Is a Bigger Deal Than Even Its Critics Realize
A new treaty endorses a state criminalizing conduct by anyone, anywhere, so long as the conduct harms one of its nationals.
Democracy & Elections
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Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Oct. 3
Join the Lawfare team today for a discussion of the trials of Donald Trump. -
Lawfare Live: National Security and the 2024 Election, Tech Policy
Lawfare will host a panel discussion on Oct. 15. -
Zelensky’s American Saga: Victory Plan and Angry Republicans
The timing, purpose, and outcomes of Zelensky’s U.S. visit suggest Ukraine is racing against time to get ready for whatever comes next after Nov. 5.
Executive Branch
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Deploying Soldiers on American Soil: Operational Risks & Considerations
Different training rules, operational risks, and past experience caution restraint. -
Unlocking AI for All: The Case for Public Data Banks
Public AI data banks could democratize access to data, reducing Big Tech’s dominance and fostering innovation in AI. -
Emergency Powers Reform Advances
It is prudent for Congress to reform the emergency powers now but save IEEPA reform for another day.
Foreign Relations & International Law
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The Sde Teiman HCJ Judgment: Too Little, Too Late?
A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court held that conditions in a notorious detention center must comply with Israeli law. -
Lawfare Daily: Key Takeaways from the UN General Assembly’s Recent High-Level Meetings with Richard Gowan
What happened at this year's UNGA? -
Reflections on the Lebanon Pager Attack
The explosions—more an assault via supply chain than a cyberattack—raise fears that even low-tech devices can be weaponized.
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Intelligence
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Reflections on the Lebanon Pager Attack
The explosions—more an assault via supply chain than a cyberattack—raise fears that even low-tech devices can be weaponized. -
Chatter: Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories and Pop Culture, with Mike Rothschild
Discussing "Jewish Space Lasers." -
Indictment of Alleged Iranian Hackers of Trump Campaign Unsealed
The indictment details the efforts of the defendants to steal nonpublic Trump campaign materials and engage in a “hack-and-leak” operation.
States & Localities
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Rational Security: Dog Sh*t Daily
This week, Scott Anderson, sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Tyler McBrien to try to make sense of the week’s biggest national security news stories. -
Deploying Soldiers on American Soil: Operational Risks & Considerations
Different training rules, operational risks, and past experience caution restraint. -
Unlocking AI for All: The Case for Public Data Banks
Public AI data banks could democratize access to data, reducing Big Tech’s dominance and fostering innovation in AI.
Surveillance & Privacy
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The New UN Cybercrime Treaty Is a Bigger Deal Than Even Its Critics Realize
A new treaty endorses a state criminalizing conduct by anyone, anywhere, so long as the conduct harms one of its nationals. -
Hard Lessons From the National Public Data Hack
The sheer scale of the breach and the way in which the data was first collected should be a national security wake-up call. -
The Fifth Circuit Shuts Down Geofence Warrants—and Maybe a Lot More
An astonishing ruling, and one that creates splits on two different issues.
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Terrorism & Extremism
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The Sde Teiman HCJ Judgment: Too Little, Too Late?
A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court held that conditions in a notorious detention center must comply with Israeli law. -
Reflections on the Lebanon Pager Attack
The explosions—more an assault via supply chain than a cyberattack—raise fears that even low-tech devices can be weaponized. -
Counterterrorism Copy Cats
The United States can’t promote democracy and human rights abroad while it remains a model for a militarized counterterrorism-based foreign policy.
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