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2018 and Beyond
After brazenly interfering in the 2016 US election, Russia now “perceive[s] . . . its past efforts as successful and views the 2018 U.S. midterm elections as a potential target for Russian midterm operat... -
Presidents and War Powers
PDF Version. A review of Michael Beschloss, “Presidents of War” (Crown Books, 2018). *** -
Document: Judge Denies Russian Company's Motion to Throw Out Mueller Charge
On Nov. 15, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Concord Management and Concord Consulting LLC to dismiss charges filed in February by the spe... -
An Announcement: David Priess Becomes Chief Operating Officer of the Lawfare Institute
I am delighted to announce an important new hire by the Lawfare Institute: David Priess is coming on board as our Chief Operating Officer. Many Lawfare readers already know David's work, on the site and... -
Let there be Merch!
We are excited to announce, in plenty of time for the holidays, our new—and dramatically improved—Lawfare swag shop. You want shirts? We've got lots of shirts, for women and men and everyone. Onesies? ... -
The Week That Will Be
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Call for Competitors: The ‘Austin Regional’ of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber 9/12 Strategy Competition at the Strauss Center
Are you a current student who enjoys wrestling with the policy aspects of cybersecurity, especially insofar as they implicate national security and international relations? Thinking about forming a team ... -
Strategy Without Politics Is No Strategy: A Lesson of World War I for the Trump Era
The lessons of World War I are many and varied for those who study warfare. To name a few: Economic interconnectedness does not avert armed conflict; democratic states are capable of making durable and c... -
When Did World War I End?
Today is the centennial Armistice Day, remembered as the day the Great War ended. In a military sense it did, but as a matter of U.S. domestic law, it dragged on for three more years. -
The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Revisited
Editor’s Note: The armed drone has become the emblem of U.S. counterterrorism, but critics charge that it leads to high numbers of civilian casualties and a popular backlash in places like Pakistan. Asfa... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday afternoon, Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the request of Donald Trump, and his chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, replaced him on an acting basis. -
The Death of Cyber Utopia
PDF Version A review of P.W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking's “LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media” (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 2018). ***
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