Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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Rational Security: The “Scare Them When They’re Young” Edition
Scott Anderson, Tyler McBrien, Michael Feinberg, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
Lawfare Daily: Entrepreneurial Federalism and the New National Security, with Ashley Deeks and Kristen Eichensehr
How are states engaging with foreign policy and national security? -
American Power, Half-Built
Congress expanded the Development Finance Corporation’s reach but hardwired caution, leaving it half-built for competition. -
Trump Administration Releases Legal Opinion on Maduro Capture, Attacks on Venezuela
The Justice Department’s heavily redacted memo argues U.S. military actions in Venezuela are consistent with domestic and international law. -
Lawfare Daily: The Latest in Iran, with Richard Nephew
Taking stock of U.S. policy toward Iran one year into President Trump's second administration. -
Priorities for U.S. Participation in International AI Capacity-Building
The U.S. risks exclusion from the collaborative frameworks shaping AI governance across the majority of the world's population. -
The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws
New U.S. visa bans against Europeans over content moderation likely will elicit an EU response. -
U.S.-China Space Competition Is Anchored to Geography on Earth
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. -
Lawfare Is Not Enough: The U.S. Needs Legal Statecraft
Legal statecraft moves beyond lawfare, giving the U.S. a strategic instrument to shape the environment instead of playing defense. -
Rational Security: The “Caracas Like a Hurricane” Special Venezuela Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett, and Molly Roberts for a special deep-dive into the intervention in Venezuela. -
Inside the Legal Battles Ahead for Nicolás Maduro
From extraterritorial arrest to head-of-state immunity, his case will test long-standing doctrines. -
Trump Orders U.S. Withdrawal from International Organizations and Treaties
The executive order directs executive branch departments and agencies to withdraw from over 60 international organizations and treaties.


