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Reflections on the President’s Delegation of Declassification Authority to the Attorney General
In the wake of Watergate, a remarkable series of legislative and administrative reforms sought to prevent future abuses by making the attorney general responsible for keeping intelligence agencies within... -
New Perspectives on the Future of Encryption
Encryption and its effects on law enforcement’s access to data seem to occupy a perennial place in the headlines (and on Lawfare as well). The two of us have been working on it for years. The subject is ... -
Defense Department General Counsel Remarks at IDF Conference
The General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense, Hon. Paul C. Ney Jr., delivered the below keynote address at the Israel Defense Forces 3rd International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict (LO... -
Cyber Command’s Strategy Risks Friction With Allies
Much has been written about the fundamental changes in U.S. cyber strategy. U.S. -
When Presidents Intervene on Behalf of War Criminals
President Trump is reportedly considering ordering leniency for several U.S. service members accused or convicted of war crimes. -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
This week, the Justice Department announced a superseding indictment charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one count of conspiring to violate the Com... -
Responding to the Rise in Domestic Terrorism: Don’t Forget Prevention
Editor’s Note: Programs to counter violent extremism often are well-meaning but misconceived and poorly resourced. As a result, for jihadist-linked terrorism they usually prove ineffective and are a poli... -
Court Enjoins Border Wall Construction
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has denied in part and granted in part a motion for a preliminary injunction against the government's construction of a border wall using f... -
The Lawfare Podcast: An NSI Conversation on U.S.-China Policy
Our friends from the National Security Institute at George Mason University stopped by earlier this week to discuss U.S.-China relations. Lester Munson, Jodi Herman, Jamil Jaffer, and Dana Stroul, former... -
The Assange Indictment Seeks to Punish Pure Publication
There is a lot to digest in the superseding indictment of Julian Assange, which charges the Wikileaks founder with 17 counts under the 1917 Espionage Act in connection with the Chelsea Manning disclosure... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Theresa May announced Friday that she will resign as the U.K.’s prime minister effective June 7, reported the Associated Press. -
When Fake News Comes to Academia
The term “fake news” has lost much of its meaning, but it describes a real and dangerous internet trend. Because it’s hard for many people to differentiate a real news site from a fraudulent one, they ca...
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