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Prime Minister May’s Use-of-Force Claim: Clarifying the Law That Governs the U.K.’s Options
British Prime Minister Theresa May made the remarkable statement Monday that, absent a credible response from the Russian government, the United Kingdom will conclude that the use of a nerve agent agains... -
U.K. Prime Minister's Speech on the Russian Poisoning of Sergei Skripal: Decoding the Signals
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that it was “highly likely” that the Russian government was behind the poisoning and attempted murder of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Sk... -
America Trades Down: The Legal Consequences of President Trump's Tariffs
Economic welfare and national security are sewn together with a tight stitch, and the president is pulling on the seam. His decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports pursuant to Section 23... -
Livestream: Senate Armed Services Hearing on U.S. Central and Africa Commands
The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command. The committee will hear testimony from Gen. Joseph Votel, commander ... -
What’s on Mohammed bin Salman’s Agenda?
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Location, Location, Location: Evaluating Risks to Submarines from Low-Yield Warhead and Submarine Missile Launch Detection
Editor’s Note: How vulnerable are U.S. submarines in the event of a nuclear war? Some analysts have argued that, after firing their missiles, submarines would be sitting ducks for adversaries to target. ... -
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context
Last Wednesday, Feb. 28, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a proposed new joint resolution seeking to compel the Trump administration to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. ... -
Succession Politics and the Cost of Eliminating Presidential Term Limits in China
On Feb. 25, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a formal amendment proposal to abolish constitutional term limits for the presidency. Assuming the amendment goes through, which it almost certainly w... -
SinoTech: Huawei Keeps Pushing 5G, Apple Localizes Data in China, and the U.S. Airs China Data-Privacy Grievances at WTO
Editor’s Note: SinoTech is a new bi-weekly Lawfare series on technology-related legal and policy issues in China and the United States with a focus on implications for U.S.-China relations and national s... -
Xi Jinping Amends China's Constitution
The instantaneous reaction to the momentous news that Xi Jinping will be eligible to serve a third term and beyond as chairman of China’s government is the most recent demonstration that we live in a con... -
Assad’s Assault on Eastern Ghouta Worsens, Netanyahu Visits White House Amid Corruption Scandal
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Evaluating the Russian Threat to Undersea Cables
Is vital internet infrastructure at risk from new Russian naval capabilities? NATO’s military leadership has warned in recent months that the Russian navy is aggressively probing undersea communications ...
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