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Rational Security: The “BANG! POW! SPARKLE!” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott sat down to talk over the week's post-Independence Day national security news. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen on the CFIUS Process
What is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and why is it so important for national security? -
Chatter: Hockey, Global Politics, and Freedom with Ethan Scheiner
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Justice Department Reports Reflect Shift in Thinking About Police Reform
The first police findings reports from Biden’s Justice Department reflect a substantive advance in the department’s police reform work. -
Biden Administration Declassifies Two Counterterrorism Memorandums
The Biden administration partly declassified two memorandums that tighten the necessary conditions for drone strikes and lay out new counterterrorism guiding principles. -
State Department Releases After Action Review on Afghanistan
The review is intended to study the department’s actions related to the United States’s 20-year military mission in Afghanistan. -
District Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Missouri v. Biden
Judge Terry A. Doughty restricted parts of the federal government from communicating with social media companies. -
Summer 2023 Supplement for 'Bradley, Deeks, & Goldsmith, Foreign Relations Law: Cases and Materials'
The supplement covers, among other things, foreign relations law issues implicated by U.S. actions. -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Geopolitics of Extraditing Hackers
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The New U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement and Its Approval
The deal and new legislation tee up questions about who controls U.S. trade policy. -
War Powers Reform, U.S. Alliances, and the Commitment Gap
The history of the War Powers Resolution shows that tighter congressional checks on presidential use of force and strong alliance commitments may be irreconcilably in tension. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Legal Arguments Behind Mike Pence’s January 6 Grand Jury Testimony
What does former Vice President Mike Pence's testimony to a federal grand jury mean for the special counsel's investigation into Jan. 6?
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