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Rational Security: The “Live from Aspen” Edition
Scott Anderson, Shane Harris, Mark Goldberg, and Alex Ward talked about some of the issues that have emerged at this year’s Aspen Forum -
NRC v. Texas and Nonstatutory Review of Executive Action
There is a powerful means to challenge executive action apart from the Administrative Procedure Act. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 18
Listen to the July 18 livestream as a podcast. -
ChinaTalk: Xi Zhongxun’s Second Act: 1949-1989
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Lessons From the Ledger
Applying lessons from counterterrorist financing strategies to drug cartels. -
The Situation: The Wilde-Hiss Effect
Why on Earth is Trump suing the Wall Street Journal? -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
ChinaTalk: Trump and Japan
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Reparations May Be Within Reach in a Ukraine-Russia Deal
Historical precedent and financial leverage indicate a negotiated route to delivering reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine is possible. -
Peering into the ‘Double Black Box’ of National Security and AI
A review of Ashley Deeks, “The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and Struggle for Democratic Accountability” (Oxford University Press, 2025) -
Spain Leaves Key Under Mat for Huawei
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Reductions in Force Challenges in the Federal Courts
The Supreme Court’s recent orders clear the way for the Trump administration to continue RIFs. -
Scaling Laws: Eugene Volokh: Navigating Libel and Liability in the AI Age
Discussing the complexities of libel in the age of AI. -
Privacy, Consent, and National Security After the 23andMe Bankruptcy
The sale of 23andMe’s DNA database underscores the need to ban the transaction of Americans’ genetic data as a corporate asset. -
How Appropriations Are Transforming the Defense Department’s Domestic Operations
Congress and the Trump administration are using appropriations law to entrench the Defense Department’s roles in migrant detention and immigration enforcement. -
Lawfare Daily: The End of USAID, with Nicholas Kristof
Discussing the global impact of the Trump administration's dismantling of the USAID. -
The Situation: No, Don’t Release the Epstein Files
I have a better idea. -
Partners or Provocateurs? Private-Sector Involvement in Offensive Cyber Operations
A structured framework to evaluate the risks and benefits of authorizing private companies to “hack back.” -
The Cybersecurity Patchwork Quilt Remains Incomplete
Trump’s first executive order on cybersecurity embraced more Biden initiatives than it overturned, but still misses the mark—accountability. -
Rational Security: The “Altered State” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news stories.
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How AI Data Centers Are Shaping Politics
AI data centers are fueling local backlash. These concerns—some real, some overstated—are shaping elections and policy. -
The AI Revolution in Cyber Conflict
The AI revolution will likely empower cyber defense over offense because AI excels at detection but struggles with deception. -
Lawfare Daily: Yaqiu Wang on Surveillance, Censorship, and Emerging Technologies in the PRC
A human right advocate discusses the role of emerging technologies in China’s surveillance apparatus.
