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Afghanistan Will Be the Biden Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis
Four recommendations for the new administration to bolster the Afghan government and security forces. -
Ending the “Dual-Hat” Arrangement for NSA and Cyber Command?
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What’s Next for the Western Sahara Conflict?
Recent U.S. recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara territory grants Morocco a significant diplomatic win, albeit one with an uncertain future, and opens a new and unpredict... -
Why the Flynn Pardon Matters
It is a harbinger of things to come, and it completes a disturbing fact pattern in which the president used his office’s powers to obstruct justice. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jasmine El-Gamal on What She Lost and Found at Guantanamo
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The Strategic Implications of SolarWinds
The infiltration by Russia emphasizes the importance of implementing the layered deterrence strategy recommended by the U.S. Cyber Solarium Commission. -
ChinaTalk: America's New Tools of Coercion
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The SolarWinds Breach Is a Failure of U.S. Cyber Strategy
The breach underscores the importance of integrating defend forward into a broader national cybersecurity strategy. -
Federal Grand Jury Charges Six in Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer
If convicted, the men face up to life in prison. -
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The Lawfare Podcast: No One Expects the Spanish Disinformation
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Technical Difficulties of Contact Tracing
Inherent technical limitations mean that contact-tracing apps, at best, play a relatively small public health role and, at worst, risk doing more harm than good. -
Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on the SolarWinds Orion Cyber Incident
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How Biden Can Take the High Road on Misinformation
Biden should look to the idea of a systemic duty of care, which says that the platforms are dependent on their users’ social connections and, thus, are obliged to reduce online harms to those users. -
Rational Security: The 'Disbarred' Edition
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The National Security Law Podcast: Trumplandia in the Twilight
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Fault Lines: Trump’s Administration Wrapped
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Did Al-Shabaab Attempt a 9/11-Style Aircraft Attack Targeting the United States?
Three questions raised by the capture of Cholo Abdi Abdullah. -
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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.