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Rational Security: The "Stop Cap" Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Kate Klonick, Molly Roberts, and Troy Edwards to talk through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Military AI as ‘Abnormal’ Technology
AI may be a “normal” technology in the boardroom. In the military, where costs are externalized and secrecy is default, it’s anything but. -
Lawfare Daily: Matt Olsen Talks Iran, the Justice Department, and FISA 702
Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matt Olsen joins Lawfare Daily. -
Constitutional Duels in the Court’s Rejection of Trump’s Tariffs
The justices agree that Congress should play the leading role in some realms, but they disagree on when—and how to get there. -
The Situation: Thinking About Anthropic’s Red Lines
What does the AI company mean by “mass surveillance” and “lethal autonomous warfare”? -
Military AI Policy by Contract: The Limits of Procurement as Governance
Over the past year, the United States has moved toward an AI governance model that is flexible yet profoundly inadequate: regulation by contract. -
Trump Admin Cyber Strategy Centers Private Sector in Offensive Cyber Operations
A proposal to authorize the private sector’s use of offensive cyber operations raises old questions without offering many new answers. -
Anthropic Challenges the Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Determination
Pursuant to FASCA, the AI company requested that the D.C. Circuit review the Defense Department’s determination. -
Anthropic Sues Defense Department Over Supply Chain Risk Designation
The frontier AI firm’s civil suit brings the dispute over its two ethical limitations to the Northern District of California. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 6
Listen to the March 6 livestream as a podcast. -
Justice Delayed
A review of Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, “Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department” (Penguin Press, 2025). -
The Situation: The BASE Jumping Presidency
Sometimes you get away with reckless and stupid decisions.


