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Rational Security: The ‘Never Get Drunk with Australians’ Edition
A wave of anti-government protests grips Iran. Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos may have been the impetus for the Russia investigation. And Defense Secretary James Mattis addresses the U.S. role ... -
Terrorist Bodies as Bargaining Chips: Alyan v. The Military Commander in the West Bank
Does the Israeli government have the authority to decline to release the bodies of perpetrators of terrorist attacks to their families for burial in order to use them as bargaining chips in negotiations ... -
Manafort v. DOJ: The Wolf That Didn’t Bark
Paul Manafort’s suit against the Department of Justice, Rod Rosenstein, and Robert Mueller, is perplexing for (at least) three reasons. First, even if the suit is successful, and the Court sets aside all... -
Editor's Note
Earlier today, Lawfare published an article that was significantly beneath its editorial standards. I take full responsibility for this decision and, on behalf of myself and Lawfare’s board of directors,... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Trump Derangement Syndrome or a Distraction from the Forever War?
Merry New Year! 2018 is underway, but in today’s episode we are looking back at 2017. More specifically, we are looking back to predictions made in early 2017 regarding the changes President Donald Trum... -
Document: Manafort Sues Justice Department, Says Mueller Appointment Order Exceeds DOJ Regulations
On Wednesday, Paul Manafort filed a complaint against the Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on t... -
A Letter from Michael Pompeo
I was surprised to find in my mailbox this morning a small package from the CIA. I was even more surprised to find within it a letter to me from CIA Director Michael Pompeo himself. The contents of Pompe... -
Best Served Cold: Responding to the Iranian Protests
Editor’s Note: Lawfare’s Board of Directors has published a post regarding this article and our editorial standards here. In the United States, the latest Iranian protests have sparked a kind of debate ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
North Korea reopened a telephone hotline with South Korea at the demilitarized zone, restoring a direct communications channel between the rival states as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an offe... -
Summary: Wagafe v. Trump, a Preview of ‘Extreme Vetting’ Litigation
The Ninth Circuit held on Dec. 22 that President Donald Trump’s latest executive order exceeded both his independent Article II authority and his statutory authority under the Immigration and Nationality... -
Iran’s Foreign Policy Weaknesses, and Opportunities to Exploit Them
Iran is often painted as a powerful monster whose tentacles stretch across the greater Middle East, but the Islamic Republic suffers from array of problems at home and abroad. The latest protests—the mos... -
Assessing the Bipartisan Secure Elections Act
On Dec. 21, all eyes were on the Republican bill to cut taxes. Yet a bipartisan group of six senators also had their eyes on the far less sexy (but still important!) topic of election hacking. They quiet...
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