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The Lawfare Podcast: #LawfareQuestions
This week, the guest on the podcasts was you: the listener. Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey answered your questions, submitted by email and by Twitter using the #LawfareQuestions hashtag. The topics ... -
Tentative Observations on China’s Views on International Law and Cyber Warfare
As I noted in my post yesterday, the Chinese government has declined to clarify how and whether it believes the international law governing the use of applies to cyber warfare. Its refusal to do so has d... -
The Arpaio Pardon
President Trump issued his pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently without a Justice Department recommendation or even consultation, according to various outlets citing unnamed officials. It is a ... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Saturday, Robert Williams described a policy toward China that might enable a deal on North Korea. Covering other developments in the Asia-Pacific region, Julian Ku noted that trying to constrain Chin... -
Does the Law Let Anyone Stop Trump from Starting a Nuclear War?
On our Foreign Policy feed, we explain how the law protects the President's ability to start a nuclear war. The article begins: -
Is the War Model of Counterterrorism a Failure? A Response to Micah Zenko
In a scathing New York Times op-ed today, Micah Zenko lays into the Trump administration both for maintaining the “counterproductive” and “immoral” counterterrorism policies of its predecessors (particul... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In Kiev, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said that the United States was considering providing defensive weapons to Ukraine, reports the New York Times. -
Forcing China to Accept that International Law Restricts Cyber Warfare May Not Actually Benefit the U.S.
This past June, after U.N.-sponsored negotiations on the application of international law to cyber warfare collapsed, lead U.S. negotiator Michele Markoff released a blistering statement criticizing tho... -
Water Wars: Two Collisions in Two Months; China Prods U.S. While Navy Investigates
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in the Straits of Malacca at 5:24 am local time on Monday morning, resulting in one confirmed U.S. Navy casualty, nine sail... -
Trading the Soul of Conservative Law for …. Wales?
Lately, I’ve been musing on Robert Bolt’s portrayal of Richard Rich in "A Man for All Seasons." It tells the story of Sir Thomas More, the former lord chancellor to King Henry VIII who, ultimately, was p... -
Cybercrime Roundup: Rehabilitation and Recidivism in Cybercriminals
This summer, the cases of two cyber criminals posed a stark contrast in rehabilitation and recidivism. Mark Vartanyan -
Open-Source Software Won't Ensure Election Security
The technology behind elections is hard to get right. Elections require security. They also require transparency: anyone should be able to observe enough of the election process, from distribution of bal...
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