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Notable Reactions to the Nunes Memo
At long last, the memo prepared by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has been #released. Below, we are collecting notable responses to the document, which alleges surveillance abuses by t... -
A Timeline of the House Intelligence Committee Chairman: All the Nunes That’s Fit to Print
The furor over the classified memo prepared by House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes has reached a fever pitch now that the memo has been released. The memo has become a matter of great parti... -
Thoughts on the Nunes Memo: We Need to Talk About Devin
After more than two weeks of mounting anticipation and hype, the memo on alleged surveillance abuses prepared by Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, ha... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The White House has agreed to some modifications to the Nunes memo at the request of the FBI, and President Trump is expect to authorize the release of the document today or tomorrow, the Washington Post... -
Radio Silence From the Intelligence Community: Where Does It Stand on the Memo?
It is very likely that the “Nunes memo” will be made public sometime today despite strong FBI and Justice Department objections that the memo is misleading, threatens sources and methods and politicize... -
The National Security Law Podcast: The ‘State of the Uniom’ is Ex-Strava-gant!
You might not have wanted to watch the State of the Union, but don’t miss this episode of the podcast! This week we cover: -
Rational Security: The “State of the #Memo” Edition
Susan and I are away this week. But Shane, Tamara and Quinta hold down the fort. They discuss major developments in the Russia probe as House Republicans move to declassify a mysterious memo and the FBI’... -
War, Threats of Force, and Law: Thoughts on North Korea
Does law—international jus ad bellum or domestic war powers—substantially influence U.S. threats of force against North Korea? Does law enhance or degrade deterrence of North Korean provocations? Does it... -
Boko Haram’s al-Qaeda Affiliation: A Response to ‘Five Myths about Boko Haram’
In a January 14, 2018, Lawfare article, Alexander Thurston wrote that “mounting evidence pushed me, despite my strong initial skepticism, to acknowledge and begin to analyze the ties and exchanges betwee... -
Transcript: House Intelligence Committee Meeting Regarding the Nunes Memo
The House Intelligence Committee has published the transcript of its business meeting discussing the memo alleging surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. The transcript is availa... -
Is the Trump Administration Breaking the Law By Failing to Issue New Russia Sanctions?
Author’s Note: After drafting the post below, I belatedly checked Lawfare’s recent posts to ensure I’m not preempted. And there I found this terrific post by my colleague Megan Reiss, covering a great de... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CIA director Mike Pompeo met with the heads of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and the FSB—successor to the Soviet KGB—last week to discuss counterterrorism, the Washington Post reports. Current an...
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