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Can You Sanctions-Proof a Government?
Russia has pursued four strategies to mitigate the effects of sanctions, with mixed results. -
Rational Security: The 'You Want Her in The Line—You NEED Her in The Line' Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare Legal Fellow Anna Bower fresh from the Miami court system to discuss the week's yuge national security news story—and one more for good measure. -
Chatter: Water, Security, and Conflict with Peter Gleick
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A New Strategy for the Black Sea
With a little help from its friends, Ukraine can guard its maritime security in the Black Sea and protect its critical grain exports. -
What International Humanitarian Law Says About the Nova Kakhovka Dam
The special rules on dams, water, food, and the environment. -
The Uncertainty of the Black Sea Grain Agreement: A Counterresponse
The initiative’s ambiguity amplifies its fragility and minimizes the relevance of the law of treaties. It is also the reason the deal exists. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Wagner Group, Bakhmut, and a New Phase in the Ukraine War
Scott R. Anderson, Shane Harris, and Isabelle Khurshudyan discussed the peculiar role played by the Wagner Group, recent revelations stemming from the Discord leaks, and what to expect from the conflict ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Erdoğan Wins Reelection in Turkey
Lawfare Legal Fellow Saraphin Dhanani sat down with Soli Özel, Senior Lecturer at Kadir Has University in Istanbul and a columnist at Habertürk daily newspaper, to discuss what was at stake in this recen... -
Rational Security: The 'Alan is One Year Closer to Death' Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were reunited to celebrate Alan's gradual physical and mental decline, and to talk over the week in national security news. -
U.S. Reliance on Chinese Drones: A Sector for the Next CHIPS Act?
Policymakers can strengthen both the ASDA and ICADA within a national security context, using the CHIPS Act as a model for the drone sector. -
In Hong Kong, Another Blow to the Rule of Law
Recent revisions barring foreign lawyers in national security cases call into question Hong Kong’s commitment to its obligations under international human rights law. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Patrick Weil on ‘The Madman in the White House’
In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson made a self-defeating decision.


