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Iran announced that it will violate the 2015 nuclear deal unless it receives assurances from European nations that they will help Iran circumvent the effects of United States sanctions, reports the New Y... -
Ninth Circuit Vacates District Court Orders in Transgender Service Ban Case
On June 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Karnoski v. Trump, one of the cases challenging the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transgender individuals. -
U.S. Cyber Command and the Russian Grid: Proportional Countermeasures, Statutory Authorities and Presidential Notification
A blockbuster article by David Sanger and Nicole Perlroth in the New York Times reports U.S. Cyber Command operations to hold at-risk at least some aspects of the electric power grid in Russia. The story... -
Thoughts on the Assange Indictment: Where’s Vault 7?
I am not a fan of Julian Assange. In fact, I’ve even managed to get the WikiLeaks official Twitter account to block me. But now that the U.S. -
The Week That Will Be
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The Lawfare Podcast: Scott Anderson and Suzanne Maloney on Iran, WTF?
It's getting ugly in the Persian Gulf: Iran allegedly attacks two oil tankers. It announces that it's going to violate the JCPOA, the so-called Iran nuclear agreement. There's talk of military strikes. E... -
Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments Further the Decay of State Institutions
On April 23, Egypt’s National Election Authority announced that a package of amendments to the country’s 2014 constitution had been approved in a national referendum. -
How to Make Concrete Progress on the Global Compact on Refugees
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
How States Foster Violent Extremism and What the United States Should Do About It
Over the past two decades, extremists have successfully exploited both intrastate politics and interstate relations to further their own state-building projects. In particular, they have targeted margina... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jim Sciutto on ‘The Shadow War’
Russian and Chinese leaders understand that they’re unlikely to win a shooting war with the United States, but they have other ways to challenge Western interests, turning our greatest strengths—open soc... -
Nancy Pelosi’s Argument Against Impeachment Doesn’t Make Sense
Nancy Pelosi has made her position clear: She is not budging from her opposition to impeachment. The speaker of the House considers those who advocate for impeachment proceedings to be naive political ex... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
As part of an ongoing debate about U.S. cyber strategy, Dan Efrony argued that U.S. and its allies’ highly ambiguous approach to law and policy in cyberspace undermines attempts to develop clear binding ...
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