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When Is Impeachment the Right Remedy?
There is a tendency to think of impeachable offenses as like landmines. If the president accidentally or purposefully steps on one, then it explodes and he must suffer the consequences. Constitutional la... -
Michael Cohen at the House Oversight Committee: Prepare for Procedural Disaster
Do you like watching the clerk of a congressional committee call the roll over and over again? Then you might want to tune in to Wednesday’s appearance by Michael Cohen before the House Committee on Over... -
Livestream: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on Election Security
The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on election security on Wednesday, February 13th at 10:00am. The panel will hear testimony from Christopher C. Krebs, Director, Cybersecurity... -
National Security Highlights in the 2019 State of the Union
On Feb. 5, President Trump gave his third address to Congress. Below are the excerpts most relevant to Lawfare readers, organized by topic, in the order in which they were mentioned. A full transcript is... -
Congressional Subpoena Power and Executive Privilege: The Coming Showdown Between the Branches
With the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives sporting an aggressive oversight agenda on national security and foreign policy issues, it’s only a matter of time before a raft of congre... -
FBI Agents Association Argues Shutdown Hurts National Security
“Financial security is national security.” So argues the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA), an outside group advocating for bureau employees, in a new report entitled, “Voices from the Field: FBI Agent Acco... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: November 2018
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of November 20... -
George H.W. Bush's National Security Team: A Study in Statecraft
The obituaries of President George H.W. Bush have appropriately focused on his foreign policy successes, especially his deft diplomatic handling of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the reunification ... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: October 2018
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis.This post provides, a bit belatedly, our data for the mon... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: What Have We Learned So Far?
Last year, we began a polling project intended to serve as a running gauge of the public’s confidence in a variety of institutions on national security matters. We had observed that traditional public po... -
It’s Time to Start Thinking About Election Security in 2020
Those hoping for some peace and quiet after the conclusion of the contentious 2018 midterm electi -
Strategy Without Politics Is No Strategy: A Lesson of World War I for the Trump Era
The lessons of World War I are many and varied for those who study warfare. To name a few: Economic interconnectedness does not avert armed conflict; democratic states are capable of making durable and c...
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