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The Truth Shall (Maybe) Set You Free
A review of Tim Weiner, “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century” (Mariner Books, 2025). -
How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military
The president spent research and development money to pay the troops, violating appropriations law and a slew of other statutes. -
Watchdog Urges Preservation of Records Related to Halligan’s Signal Chat
The group American Oversight warned the prosecutor’s disappearing Signal messages could qualify as “federal records.” -
America's Private Sector Is Hacking for Godot
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
The Situation: On Humor
If you are not mocking The Situation, The Situation is dominating you. -
Letitia James Asks Court to Curb Prosecutors’ Extrajudicial Statements
Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower’s recent article recounting a Signal exchange with U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan precipitated the motion. -
Technical Standards: America’s Forgotten Tool of Statecraft
The AI race isn’t only about chips or tariffs. It’s also about who writes the technical standards shaping the world’s systems. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 24
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Copyright Should Not Protect Artists From Artificial Intelligence
The purpose of intellectual property law is to incentivize the production of new ideas, not to function as a welfare scheme for artists. -
Lawfare Daily: External Powers Competition in Africa: Aid, Security, Tech—and African Agency
How are African states responding to external powers competing for influence in Africa? -
Reconfiguring U.S. Cyber Strategy in the Wake of Salt Typhoon
Persistent penetration of domestic networks makes coordinated defenses and robust deterrence essential to preventing cyber conflict. -
Rational Security: The “Pickled Fish in Cozy Sweaters” Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Eric Columbus, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Loren Voss to talk through the week’s big news in national security.
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