-
The criticism of the techniques used in the FBI’s investigation of the false electors plot, much like the critiques of how it was opened, do not bear scrutiny.
-
A review of “Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft,” Jon Lindsay (Cornell, 2025)
-
Under current law, the president can choose from more than 350 federal officials to fill any vacant office, regardless of qualifications.
-
Scott Anderson, Anastasiia Lapatina, Tyler McBrien, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big news in national security.
-
Congress has more options than “warrant” or “status quo” when crafting a role for the FISC under FISA Section 702.
-
Sean Wiswesser on his new book, “Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War” (U.S. Naval Institute, 2026)
-
Antonia Senior discusses her hew book on the history of the Cambridge spy ring.
-
The 16-page memo signed by President Trump reiterates the administration’s plan to pursue cartels, jihadists, and left-wing actors.
-
The Cybercom 2.0 initiative to improve cyber force generation does not preclude establishing a Cyber Force—it can lay the groundwork for one.
-
Lawfare obtained the settlement document through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this year.
-
The CIA’s retraction of intelligence reports should raise concerns about politicization and the Trump administration’s embrace of white supremacist rhetoric.
-
As NSEs play a greater role in national security, states are pushing back—necessitating a new framework for national security governance.