Latest in Highlights
Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With 
-
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam agreed to withdraw legislation that would allow mainland China to extradite Hong Kong residents for trial, reports the New York Times. The legislation sparked three months of ... -
Sen. Hawley’s Bid to ‘Disrupt’ Big Tech
In recent months, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced three bills that would take a startlingly aggressive approach toward the technology industry: prohibiting gambling-like “loot boxes” in video ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
On Tuesday, the Chinese government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said that Beijing had the legal authority to declare a state of emergency in Hong Kong if protests in the city continue, the Wall S... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Tom Wheeler on the Need for Real Cybersecurity for 5G
5G telecommunications networks are beginning to be rolled out in the United States and around the world. We've heard a lot about the national security concerns posed by Chinese companies like Huawei gett... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) -
'Take the Land': Trump Promises Pardons for Law-Breaking
President Trump, in his zeal to complete a border wall before the next election, has reportedly told his staff to disregard the law—in this specific instance, to take private property without due process... -
A Cyber Command Operational Update: Clarifying the June 2019 Iran Operation
It turns out that U.S. Cyber Command’s June 2019 Iran operation may have been narrower—and more effective—than previously understood. -
Counterproductive Counterinsurgency: Is Mozambique Creating the Next Boko Haram?
Editor’s Note: Mozambique has a small terrorism problem, but the government’s response threatens to make it a big one. Hilary Matfess of Yale University and Alexander Noyes of RAND Corp. contend that Moz... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Janet Napolitano on the State of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano served as the secretary of homeland security from 2009–2013. Before that, she was attorney general of the State of Arizona and the governor of that state. Since 2013, she has served as t... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes shared the seventh episode of The Report, Lawfare’s podcast series telling the story contained in Robert Mueller’s 448-page report. The series is available on all majo... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The former military commander of the Columbian FARC guerilla group that ceased operations after signing a peace agreement in 2017, called for a return to war and alleged that the government had violated ... -
The Report, Episode Seven: Charging Decisions
Today, we released the seventh episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report. This episode covers the Special Counsel’s charging decisions—which individuals Mueller decides to prosecute, w...
Topics
