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Authoritarian Soft Power
A review of Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, “Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics” (Oxford University Press, 2025). -
Lawfare Daily: Serhii Plokhii on the History of the Nuclear Arms Race
Discussing nuclear proliferation and international efforts to tame it. -
The Situation: Democracy Dies in Both Sides-ism
The Washington Post editorial on the Comey indictment was a failure of moral reasoning. -
Israel, Qatar, and the Limits of Self-Defense
Israel’s airstrike in Doha, which was a serious violation of international law, risks normalizing preventive war under Article 51. -
Scaling Laws: AI and Energy: What do we know? What are we learning?
Discussing the energy costs of artificial intelligence. -
Keep the National Counterterrorism Center’s Focus Off of Americans
NCTC should not compile and disseminate Americans’ information in the name of fighting domestic terrorism. -
Lawfare Daily: How Technologists Can Help Regulators with Erie Meyer and Laura Edelson
What tasks are technologists best-suited to help regulators with? -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
Listen to the Friday livestream as a podcast. -
The United States Has Always Prepared to Fight a Space War
International law and U.S. policy leave room for pragmatic security policy. -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10
A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Lawfare No Bull: Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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