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Trump’s Circumvention of the Justice Department Clemency Process
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Fault Lines: The Iron Butterfly with Megan Jaffer
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ChinaTalk: KFC, The Toilet Revolution and the Business of Propaganda
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ChinaTalk: Chinese Hip Hop in 2020 Radio Show
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Morocco’s Partial Normalization with Israel Comes with Risks and Gains
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Building a Better U.S. Approach to TikTok and Beyond
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Christmas in the Trenches 2020
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SolarWinds: The Need for Persistent Engagement
The SolarWinds campaign reveals important lessons for U.S. cyber strategy. -
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The White House Counsel and Trump’s Attack on the 2020 Election
If the president is bent on exploring unconstitutional paths and deploying mendacious, grossly irresponsible rhetoric, it seems entirely inadequate for Cipollone to simply express his objections in priva... -
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Continued tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, a reemphasized U.S. naval focus on China, and Japanese outreach to European nations. -
Air Force IG Report Finds Disparities in Treatment of Black and White Members
The 150-page report says Black service members are arrested, investigated and face disciplinary actions at a higher rate than white service members, and they receive fewer opportunities for career advanc... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Conflict in Ethiopia
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Building a Better U.S. Approach to TikTok—and Beyond
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Mixed Signals on Alleged Alien Enemies
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Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, April 11
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump.