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Donald Trump delivered a speech Thursday morning in Warsaw in which he declared that the West must “defend our civilization” and saying that “[t]he fundamental question of our time is whether the West ha...
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The military commission to try Abd al Hadi al Iraqi met only once this week. The commission discussed the publicity of the al Darbi deposition, al Hadi’s presence at that deposition, the exclusion of al ...
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On Tuesday, on Yale Journal on Regulation's Notice & Comment blog, Andy Grewal posted an interesting critique of my Lawfare piece interpreting the Office of Legal Counsel and Comptroller General opinions...
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Last week, the Canadian Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia that required Google to delist—remove from its search results—links to a website that appears to violate ...
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We are excited to announce a new partnership between Lawfare and Foreign Policy magazine. Starting today, FP will be launching a new “Lawfare@FP” feed, featuring analysis and commentary from Lawfare cont...
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The New York Times reported on June 27 that an airstrike in eastern Syria destroyed a building that the Islamic State used as a prison for captured fighters. Observers indicate that the attack was likely...
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Leaders and members of President Trump’s party in Congress have implored him to stop his compulsive and personally abusive tweeting. Even loyal supporters have doubts about it. After the infamous Brzezin...
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The first signs of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia emerge. State Department employees say they’re uncertain about the future of their work under the Trump administration. And th...
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North Korea has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range that could reach Alaska, The Washington Post reports. Experts and the U.S.
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Today we deliver the second half of our bifurcated holiday podcast with an interview of Richard Ledgett, recently retired from his tour as NSA’s deputy director. We cover much recent history, from Putin’...
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Five months into Donald Trump’s presidency, the top ranks of the Executive Branch remain a lonely place. Commentators have, increasingly, noted the number of key positions that remain unfilled—emphasizin...
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For Lawfare readers interested in law and regulation of autonomous weapon systems (AWS), we’re pleased to note our new essay, recently posted to SSRN, “Debating Autonomous Weapon Systems, Their Ethics, a...
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The government’s latest filing in Hawaii’s challenge to President Trump’s revised refugee Executive Order (EO) argues that both U.S. grandparents and approved refugee resettlement agencies lack the “bona...
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The fifth edition of the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE)—tasked with developing a “common understanding” of how states should behave in cyberspace—failed last week, with several states not agreein...
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Mosul Fight Enters Home Stretch
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In this news-only episode, we cover the irresistible story of the week: Trump, Russia, and the Media. It’s especially irresistible for us because we’ve had two of the protagonists on as guests. I make ...
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Russia will decide future of the Assad government in Syria and that the U.S. will focus on defeating terrorist threats rat...
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A recent AP story notes that senior U.S. intelligence officials have advised Congress to steer well clear of Kaspersky's products. In response to such U.S. government concerns, Eugene Kaspersky has offer...
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As Quinta Jurecic reported Friday, in Jaber v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
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Last Friday, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) made global headlines with his remarks on how the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration was a “historical document” that “no longe...