Latest in Armed Conflict
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Military Neutrality Is Fidelity
Fidelity to the Constitution requires officers to protect, not supplant, constitutional institutions. -
Lawfare Daily: The Year that Was
Lawfare contributors reflect on 2025. -
When Is a Drug a Weapon? The Legal Puzzles of Designating Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’
President Trump’s WMD designation could have major implications for civil-military relations and asset forfeiture, if courts agree. -
Lawfare Daily: Civ-Mil Relations: Where Are We Now and How Did We Get Here?
Assessing the current state of civil-military affairs. -
The Administration’s Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
Members of Congress are wrong to call the strikes war crimes in the absence of an armed conflict, but the strikes are serious crimes under international law. -
Lawfare Daily: Ukraine’s Asymmetric Blueprint in the Black Sea
How is Ukraine using drones in its maritime operations in the Black Sea? -
The Pentagon’s Operational Technology Problem
The readiness of America’s warfighters depends on the cybersecurity of operational technology that is largely unregulated. -
How to Tell a National Security Story
A review of two books from Peter Roady and Andrew Preston. -
Lawfare Daily: The Duty to Disobey Unlawful Orders
What is the duty to disobey unlawful orders? -
The Situation: Why Did the White House Write This National Security Strategy?
A very strange document. -
Four Things to Know About Hybrid Air Denial
Adversaries are using new technologies to disrupt commercial flight without escalating to broader conflict. -
Rational Security: The “Living La Vida Off Camera” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news.


