In these polarized times, it came as a surprise to me that the authors of three of the most interesting books on international relations of the past year agree on at least one thing. Each argues that the...

Top Philippine Defense Officials Visit Disputed Island, as U.S. “Armada” Arrives in Korea

A leaked letter from the heads of Israel’s major security agencies reveals tensions between the government and the security establishment over the allocation of powers and responsibilities in the cyber r...

Trump Says Fighting Islamic State in Syria May Require More U.S. Troops

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) have sent a letter to President Trump requesting information on the administration's domestic legal justification for the recent airstrikes ...

Please join the Hoover Institution's Islamism and the International Order Working Group this Thursday, April 27, from 5-7 pm for a panel discussion with the White Helmets (Syria Civil Defense, or SCD) on...

In a February Lawfare post, David Bosco analyzed the different possible US responses to the pending decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor on whether to open an investigation into ...

Editor’s Note: Russia's return to prominence on the world stage is forcing security officials in the United States and Europe to rethink their postures. One of Russia's biggest moves is its renewed empha...

The Jerusalem Post published yesterday a lengthy profile of Israel’s Military Advocate-General, Sharon Afek. The article notes that Afek will have a key role in shaping Israel’s posture toward the Intern...

North Korea dominates discussion as VP Pence visits the region Photo: The Jakarta Post/Tama Salim

Elsewhere on Lawfare, scholars have argued that U.S. airstrikes against the Syrian regime are difficult to defend as consistent with international law. John Bellinger writes that “under the U.N. Charter,...

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Order from Chaos.