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Trump’s First Foreign Trip and the Fate of the Paris Agreement: Reading the Tea Leaves from the G7 and NATO Summits
President Trump’s campaign promise to “cancel” the Paris Agreement, and his subsequent statement that he has an “open mind” on the question, will now be transported to the multilateral stage in a setting... -
Why Is the US More Likely to Sanction Chinese Companies for Supporting Iran than for Supporting North Korea?
Lost amid the fallout of President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey last week was the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement of new sanctions on individuals and companies found to be supportin... -
China’s Employment of Unmanned Systems: Across the Spectrum from Peacetime to Wartime
While China has become a driving force for the proliferation of UAVs worldwide through its extensive and increasing exports, China’s own use of these systems could also influence global norms regarding t... -
Dealing with Trump: How Canada Has Been Successful (So Far)
Editor’s Note: Perhaps no country is closer to the United States—geographically and culturally—than Canada. Aside from a few unpleasant moments at the birth of the American republic, relations have been ... -
With the Presidency in Turmoil, Congress Will Have to Guide U.S. Taiwan Policy
Political turmoil in Washington D.C. does not only result in overworking certain Lawfare editors, it also causes much anxiety in foreign capitals that implicitly or explicitly depend on the U.S. for secu... -
Water Wars: With US Distracted, China Makes Moves
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Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition in Jawad
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court denied Mohammed Jawad’s petition for certiorari. -
Syria Burns, Literally
I am amazed. I peruse the front page of Lawfare (and of our friendly competitor Just Security) and the news (to which I have contributed) is all about the drama of the Trump presidency and its seeming i... -
Intelligence Liaison and Counterterrorism: A Quick Primer
Press reports that President Trump may have revealed sensitive counterterrorism information originating from the Israeli government to Russian officials are potentially disastrous for U.S. counterterrori... -
Russia’s Latest Plan for Syria, Yemen Coalition Tearing Itself Apart, Economy and Syria on Agenda in Iran’s Election
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A Least Worst Option on North Korea
Kim Jong-un’s quest for nuclear weapons and inter-continental missiles is rational. The ability to strike American allies, South Korea and Japan, and even the United States itself with nuclear weapons i... -
Justice Alito's Kiobel Concurrence and the “Touch and Concern” Circuit Split
As Lawfare readers know, the question of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute is once again before the Supreme Court. But other ATS issues are still dividing lower courts.
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