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Armed Conflict
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Lawfare Daily: Joel Braunold on What Donald Trump's Return Might Mean for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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The Rush for AI-Enabled Drones on Ukrainian Battlefields
The Russia-Ukraine war is spurring battlefield innovations as both sides leverage AI, gradually turning the war into a battle of algorithms. -
Rational Security: The "Ukraine in the Membrane" Edition
Scott Anderson was joined by Eric Ciaramella and Anastasiia Lapatina, as well as special guest Francis Farrel.
Congress
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The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children
I read Kash Patel’s three books for small children. They’re really weird. -
Trump v. United States and the Limits of Separation of Powers Formalism
The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision reveals fatal limitations in the current majority’s approach to separation of powers conflicts. -
The Situation: The Patel Paradox
You can’t consent to impeachable abuses and then object to impeachable abuses.
Courts & Litigation
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D.C. Circuit Rules to Enforce TikTok Ban
The court denied three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. -
France’s Gravely Mistaken View on Immunity at the International Criminal Court
The ICC can exercise jurisdiction over Israeli and Russian nationals on the same basis that the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals exercised jurisdiction over German and Japanese nationals. -
Trump v. United States and the Limits of Separation of Powers Formalism
The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision reveals fatal limitations in the current majority’s approach to separation of powers conflicts.
Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children
I read Kash Patel’s three books for small children. They’re really weird. -
France’s Gravely Mistaken View on Immunity at the International Criminal Court
The ICC can exercise jurisdiction over Israeli and Russian nationals on the same basis that the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals exercised jurisdiction over German and Japanese nationals. -
The Pardon Is About More Than Hunter Biden
President Biden's pardon of his son sheds light on a legal system that depends on the good judgment of those in power—just as the people about to come into power have given no indication that they posses...
Cybersecurity & Tech
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How Hack and Leak Shapes Public Policy
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
D.C. Circuit Rules to Enforce TikTok Ban
The court denied three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. -
The Rush for AI-Enabled Drones on Ukrainian Battlefields
The Russia-Ukraine war is spurring battlefield innovations as both sides leverage AI, gradually turning the war into a battle of algorithms.
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Democracy & Elections
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Behind the Scenes With the Alt-Right
A Review of Elle Reeve’s “Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics” (Atria Books, 2024) -
Lawfare Daily: Turmoil in South Korea
Discussing the martial law declaration, and reversal, by the South Korean president. -
Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, The Final Edition
Join the Lawfare team for the last regular installment of "Trump's Trials and Tribulations."
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Executive Branch
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The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children
I read Kash Patel’s three books for small children. They’re really weird. -
Lawfare Daily: Turmoil in South Korea
Discussing the martial law declaration, and reversal, by the South Korean president. -
Trump v. United States and the Limits of Separation of Powers Formalism
The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision reveals fatal limitations in the current majority’s approach to separation of powers conflicts.
Foreign Relations & International Law
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D.C. Circuit Rules to Enforce TikTok Ban
The court denied three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. -
The Rush for AI-Enabled Drones on Ukrainian Battlefields
The Russia-Ukraine war is spurring battlefield innovations as both sides leverage AI, gradually turning the war into a battle of algorithms. -
Rational Security: The "Ukraine in the Membrane" Edition
Scott Anderson was joined by Eric Ciaramella and Anastasiia Lapatina, as well as special guest Francis Farrel.
Intelligence
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The Rush for AI-Enabled Drones on Ukrainian Battlefields
The Russia-Ukraine war is spurring battlefield innovations as both sides leverage AI, gradually turning the war into a battle of algorithms. -
The Situation: Four Is Easier Than One
Safety in numbers for disaster nominees. -
Water Wars: Partnerships and Perils
China spotted in the Arctic, Europe courting Indo-Pacific partners, Taiwan in increasingly dire straits, and more.
States & Localities
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Is Europe About to Slow the Pace on Digital Regulations?
Evaluating Mario Draghi’s report claiming that the EU’s extensive digital regulations are adversely affecting Europe’s competitiveness. -
How Geoblocking Limits Digital Access in Sanctioned States
Websites, faced with the complexity of applying sanctions to digital services, voluntarily restrict risky countries from their platforms. -
Section 502(f) Is Not a Blank Check
The statute provides the National Guard with more flexibility—but the use of unfederalized troops for operational missions has its limits.
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Surveillance & Privacy
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D.C. Circuit Rules to Enforce TikTok Ban
The court denied three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. -
Tackling Data Brokerage Threats to American National Security
A news story used brokered location data to track military personnel—illuminating a considerable threat to national security. -
End-to-End Encryption Is a Critical National Security Tool
Law enforcement and national security officials have fought end-to-end encryption for decades—but the technology is more needed than ever.
Terrorism & Extremism
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Behind the Scenes With the Alt-Right
A Review of Elle Reeve’s “Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics” (Atria Books, 2024) -
The “New Look, Same Racism” of Blood Tribe
Blood Tribe are relative newcomers to the white supremacist scene. Their tactics and ideology draw from a long history of neo-Nazi groups. -
Lawfare Daily: The Return of the Syrian Civil War
Discussing the rebel force's recent success in Syria.
