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Congress Should Think Twice Before Expanding the Intelligence Identities Protection Act
In 1975, Philip Agee, a former CIA case officer who claimed he had become disillusioned with the CIA’s support for right-wing dictators in Central and South America, published “Inside the Company,” a tel... -
Disappearing Transparency in U.S. Arms Sales
In the nearly two decades since 9/11, the United States has increasingly relied on security assistance programs to train, advise and equip foreign military and police forces in an effort to fight threats... -
The Week That Will Be
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the country would remain committed to the 2015 nuclear deal so long as the other signatories do the same, after weeks of Iran’s statements saying th... -
Trump Administration Bars Asylum for Central Americans Traveling Through Mexico
The Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security are amending their respective regulations to limit asylum claims made by any migrants who attempt to enter the United States along the southe... -
Road to Adequacy, Part II: Can California Apply Under the U.S. Constitution?
Since it took effect in 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become one of the toughest data privacy regimes in the world. -
Can Abiy Keep Reforming?
Editor’s Note: Ethiopia seemed on the path to reform, but a series of assassinations has rocked the country. Yale's Hilary Matfess warns that the violence may derail the positive changes being made under... -
Oral Argument Summary: Trump v. House Oversight Committee
On July 12, attorneys representing President Trump and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in T... -
The Lawfare Podcast: The National Security Institute on Hot Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy
Our friends from the National Security Institute at George Mason University stopped by earlier this week for their 3rd edition of Faultlines, to discuss a slew of U.S. foreign policy challenges. Lester M... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes announced a new podcast documentary series coming soon from Lawfare entitled, The Report—which will cover in serial form the story of the Mueller report. He... -
Remembering the Bombardment of Greytown
On this date in 1854, the U.S. Navy bombarded and torched the town of Greytown, in present-day Nicaragua. The event gave rise to a federal court opinion by Justice Samuel Nelson favored by modern-day law... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller offered to delay his congressional testimony, scheduled for July 17, by one week as part of negotiations with lawmakers, the Washington Post reports.
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