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The Situation: Introducing Escalation
Lawfare's new podcast series about three decades of U.S.-Ukrainian relations. -
All’s Well That Ends Well? Legal Complications of a Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire
The vernacular of “peace” and “end” is certainly appealing, but is it accurate? -
Escalation: Chicken Kyiv
Listen to the first episode of Escalation, a narrative podcast on U.S.-Ukraine relations. -
Can Macron Be Europe’s Delegate?
Despite domestic turmoil, France can be a leader for Europe’s security policy. -
The Loss of Afghanistan
A review of Amin Saikal, “How to Lose a War: The Story of America’s Intervention in Afghanistan” (Yale University Press, 2024). -
Supreme Court Rules in Foreign Sovereign Immunity Case
The Court holds that commingling funds, “without more, cannot satisfy the commercial nexus requirement of the FSIA’s expropriation exception.” -
Rational Security: The “These Are the Days that Never End’ Edition
Scott sat down with Tyler McBrien, Roger Parloff, and Claire Meynial to talk about the news of the week. -
The Situation: What America Stands for Now
Great powers keep what they can grab. And smaller powers suck it up. -
Lawfare Daily: An Update on Ukraine Politics with Eric Ciaramella
Discussing the U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia. -
Models for Transitional Justice in Syria
Syria can learn from other nations’ successes and failures as it seeks to build a legitimate post-Assad political order. -
IEEPA Tariffs’ Many Legal Challenges
There are more promising angles to challenge Trump’s potential use of IEEPA for tariffs than on major questions doctrine or national emergency grounds. -
How the Attack on USAID Hurts Ukraine
The effect of Trump’s executive order—and Musk’s attempts to dismantle the agency— is already being felt widely in Ukraine.