Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
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... -
Is the Federal Government Hosting Foreign Visitors at the Trump Hotel?
Since Donald Trump’s election, numerous ethical concerns have been < -
National Security Highlights in the 2017 State of the Union
We watched the State of the Union so you don’t have to. With an eye towards the national security sections of the speech, we’ve selected the parts we think are most relevant to Lawfare readers, organizi... -
Another Perspective on Andrew McCabe's Departure
On Jan. 29, Benjamin Wittes asked for “actual evidence” that Andrew McCabe “has done something inappropriate.” We’ll know more when the inspector general report becomes public, but I think there are at l... -
The Dubious Legal Claim Behind #ReleaseTheMemo
It seems likely that the House Intelligence Committee will soon #ReleaseTheMemo. According to press reports, the memo claims that the FISA application to monitor Trump campaign advisor Carter Page includ... -
Document: Executive Order on Guantanamo Bay Detention Facilities
On Jan. 30, the president signed the following document to revoke an Obama administration order that directed the closure of the detention facilities at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: ... -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: More Debate on Defense Team Resignations and Evidence Pre-Admission in al-Nashiri
This past week, the military commission in United States v. al-Nashiri reconvened in open session for the first time since November, with open sessions on Jan. 19 and 22. -
The Implementation of the Israeli Anti-BDS Travel Ban
Last March, the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, passed an amendment requiring the interior minister to deny entry to Israel to foreign nationals who “knowingly issued a public call to boycott the state of ... -
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo
On Monday, Jan. 29, the House Intelligence Committee convened to vote on whether to release to the public the much-discussed memo on alleged surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes... -
How to Handle an Intelligence Committee Chairman Gone Rogue
Barring an intervention from the heavens, the so-called Nunes memo will be #released at some point over the course of the next week, either because President Trump actively chooses to release it or becau... -
What’s Going on with Sanctions on Russia?
In August 2017, the Senate passed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 98-2; the House voted 419-3. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Mike Pompeo on the State of the CIA
Last week, CIA Director Mike Pompeo visited the American Enterprise Institute to join AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen for a conversation to reflect on his first year running the agency and his vision f...
Topics
