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How Conflicts (Don’t) End
Editor’s Note: May 22, 2018, marked the twentieth anniversary of referenda in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that laid the groundwork for one of the most celebrated peace accords in the mod... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday, the White House hosted a meeting with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats concerning the FBI’s use of a confi... -
Can China Stop Wars Once They Start?
Editor’s Note: Tension between the United States and China is rising, and several problems in the region could even lead to war—a frightening risk that deserves serious attention. Oriana Mastro, my colle... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee released more than 2,500 pages of transcripts and communications connected to the Committee’s investigation of Donald Trump, Jr.’s June 9, 2016 meeting at the... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Amanda Tyler on ‘Habeas Corpus in Wartime’
In her new book, "Habeas Corpus in Wartime: From the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay," Amanda Tyler presents a comprehensive account of the legal and political history of habeas corpus in wartime in th... -
States and Their Proxies in Cyber Operations
PDF Version A review of Tim Maurer’s “Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power” (Cambridge, 2018). *** -
The Week That Will Be
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Why Countries Should Welcome, Not Fear, Foreign Funding of NGOs
Editor’s Note: When foreigners give money to political organizations, both the donor and the recipient often become suspect. Governments around the world that fear criticism, oppose human rights, or othe... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Benjamin Wittes interviewed former FBI director and deputy attorney general James Comey before a live audience at the Brookings Institution for the Lawfare Podcast: -
Gray Media Under the Black and White Banner
Editor’s Note: Although Internet comments have made great strides in trying to combat extremist content online, they have a long way to go. In particular, much of what jihadists use for propaganda is non... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Monday evening, the Washington Post reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had threatened to subpoena President Trump to appear before a grand jury should Trump refuse to speak with federal inve... -
Encryption Policy and Its International Impacts: A Framework for Understanding Extraterritorial Ripple Effects
Encryption technologies play a complicated role in today’s connected, mobile, data-driven world. My colleagues, Herbert Burkert and Urs Gasser, and I have written a paper offering a conceptual framework ...
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