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The Next Stick: The Biden Admin’s New Program to Regulate Outbound Investment

Brandon L. Van Grack Charles Capito James Brower , +1

Sep 28, 2023

The U.S.’s new outbound investment regulations are not final, but investors from or in the U.S. should pay close attention.
Livestream: Reclaiming Congress's Article I Powers: Counterterrorism AUMF Reform

Anna Hickey

Sep 28, 2023

Watch the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Five Messages of ‘A New Agenda for Peace’ for the UN Security Council

Karin Landgren Paul Romita

Sep 27, 2023

Analyzing the relevance of key elements of the UN Secretary-General’s “A New Agenda for Peace” to the work of the UN Security Council.
What the Menendez Indictment Says About U.S.-Egypt Relations

Mai El-Sadany

Sep 26, 2023

Allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez raise serious questions about the Egyptian government’s interference in U.S. interests.
Law in the New Global Conflict

Mark Jia

Sep 26, 2023

International conflicts have transformed American law. Is U.S.-China rivalry poised to do the same?
The Lawfare Podcast: Human Rights Abuses in Saudi Arabia with Joey Shea

Anna Hickey Joey Shea Jen Patja Howell

Sep 26, 2023

How are human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia being addressed domestically and internationally?
The Cyber Threat to Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Michael P. Fischerkeller

Sep 25, 2023

Targeting nuclear enterprises in a condition of competition could lead to global geostrategic instability.
India’s Justice System Is No Longer Independent: Part III

Saraphin Dhanani

Sep 25, 2023

Part III concludes this series, detailing how India’s judiciary has been complicit in the Modi government’s prosecution of political opponents.
The Lawfare Podcast: An Update on Ukraine

Scott R. Anderson Eric Ciaramella Dara Massicot

Sep 25, 2023

What is the current state of the Russia-Ukraine War?
India’s Justice System is No Longer Independent: Part II

Saraphin Dhanani

Sep 22, 2023

Part II delves into the strategies employed by the Modi government to undermine the autonomy of the judicial branch.
The Lawfare Podcast: How States Think

Jack Goldsmith John Mearsheimer Sebastian Rosato

Sep 22, 2023

John Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato join to discuss their theory of state rationality.
Rational Security: The “Sara-FIN” Edition

Quinta Jurecic Scott R. Anderson Saraphin Dhanani , +1

Sep 21, 2023

This week, Quinta Jurecic and Scott Anderson were joined by Lawfare colleagues Eric Ciaramella and Saraphin Dhanani to break down the week’s big national security news stories.