Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.

President Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will take “necessary action” if Russia does not disrupt ransomware attacks from its soil. The problem with this warning is that the U.S. has been pledg...

A bilateral agreement on cyberattacks against financial integrity would be an important first step that could help build confidence to make progress on other, more challenging areas. Yet, even for this i...

A federal judge was right to block Florida’s social media law. But that doesn’t mean the First Amendment bars all government regulation of platform content-moderation decisions.

The U.K. government's long-awaited Online Safety Bill was published on May 12. What does it say?

Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.

The U.S. military’s mission is not to carry out military operations. Its mission is to defend the nation. Cyberspace offers the military an incredibly useful capability to advance national security. Cybe...

FBI Director Christopher Wray says that the bureau’s internal guidelines prevented it from looking at social media posts announcing the planned attack on the Capitol. But the guidelines say nothing of th...

Title II classification of broadband would have offered significant consumer protections during the pandemic. However, net neutrality regulations take into account the actions of only internet service pr...

A proposed coronavirus commission could provide a fuller picture of the government’s response to the pandemic. But its success depends on how it is staffed.