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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. -
Last Week at the Military Commissions: A New Judge Hits the Ground Running
With a new judge presiding, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al. (the 9/11 military commission) reconvened June 17-21. See here for previous coverage on Lawfare. -
Announcing a New Lawfare Podcast Series: The Report
We are excited to announce a new project we’ve been working on for the past few weeks here at Lawfare. We are launching a new podcast documentary series on the Mueller Report. Called, “The Report,” it wi... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: June 2019
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of June 2019. -
U.N. Security Council Resolution on Protecting People With Disabilities in Armed Conflict
On June 20, the United Nations Security Council passed a unanimous resolution to protect people with disabilities in armed conflict and ensure they have equal access to humanitarian assistance. The groun... -
Livestream: House Judiciary Hearing on Constitutional Processes for Addressing Presidential Misconduct
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part III: Constitutional Processes for Addressing Presidential Misconduct” at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. A video of th... -
Do Patents Protect National Security?
On June 12, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. had asserted more than 200 patents against Verizon Communications Inc., reportedly demanding more than $1 bil... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Multiple Iranian military vessels attempted to seize a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday before a British navy vessel “got between them and issued a verbal warning [to the Iranian s... -
What Really Happened in the Cyber Command Action Against Iran?
Amid rising tensions with Iran following the country’s downing of a U.S. surveillance drone last month, President Trump reportedly ordered and then called off military strikes against targets in Iran. So... -
Canada to Lead NATO Mission Iraq for Another Year
At the end of June, Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan announced that his country will continue to command NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) until November 2020, rather than handing off leadership to another ... -
Freedom to Grieve: On the Israeli Supreme Court Decision of Combatants for Peace v. Minister of Defense
In the past few years, the Israeli Supreme Court has been a target of political attacks, mostly from conservative circles, which claim that it prefers universal human rights over national values. These g...
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