The new AI executive order disclaims a licensing mandate. Federal procurement can impose one anyway.

State regulations mandating AI firms to disclose information may run afoul of the First Amendment. California is an early test case.

A U.S. adversary is reportedly targeting U.S. troops with commercial location data. Expect it to happen again.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

Accuracy isn’t enough—agencies must detect when trusted AI misuses legitimate access. Enter: AI counterintelligence.

Biomanufacturing data is a critical strategic asset, and the U.S. is failing to use it.

While acting under state authority, the traditional status of the National Guard, guard personnel lack statutory authority to detect, track, or mitigate drone threats.

The government is using export control law to force Anthropic to cut access to its most powerful models. The legal authority is plausible but the facts remain murky.

A review of Samanth Subramanian, “The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables That Connect Our World” (Columbia Global Reports, 2025).