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Document: Affidavit in Support of Assange Arrest
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed the affidavit in support of the arrest of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Assange was indicted on March 6 for for conspiring to... -
WikiLeaks and the Lost Promise of the Internet
Julian Assange’s arrest was a long time coming. After seven years hiding in Ecuador’s London embassy and a number of false alarms, the WikiLeaks founder was finally evicted from the building and passed t... -
Through Persistent Engagement, the U.S. Can Influence ‘Agreed Competition’
In a recent Lawfare post, Max Smeets examines the implications of the shift in U.S. strategic thinking on cyberspace. He correctly notes that U.S. -
Haven’t We Done This Before? Lessons From and Recommendations for Strategic Competition in Sub-Saharan Africa
A trio of White House strategies have heralded the return of strategic competition between the United States and its adversaries, China and Russia, in sub-Saharan Africa. -
The Week That Will Be
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Russia Might Regret the U.S. Drawdown in Syria
Editor’s Note: The Syrian conflict, while hardly over, is diminishing. The Syrian people clearly lost, but who—other than the barbarous Assad regime—won? One candidate is Russia, whose military intervent... -
Take More Care: Did the President Tell Subordinates to Violate the Law?
On April 5, President Trump met with officials from the Department of Homeland Security at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Calexico, California. According to CNN, the president told Border Patrol agents ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Testifying before a House budget hearing, Attorney General Bill Barr said he expects to release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s partially-redacted report in the near future. Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin ... -
U.S. Imposes Visa Ban on International Criminal Court Prosecutor
On April 4, the United States revoked the visa of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda over her investigation of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The ICC recently rejected that request... -
Document: Justice Department Did Not Rely on Whitaker in FISA Matters, FISC Says
On Thursday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued an order stating that the government "has not relied on any action taken by [former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker] in any submis... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Julian Mortenson on 'The Executive Power'
Julian Mortenson, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, is the author of a remarkable new article entitled "Article II Vests Executive Power, Not the Royal Prerogative," forthcoming in the Colu... -
Principles of AI Governance and Ethics Should Apply to All Technologies
Despite Google’s recent dissolution of its artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board, IT vendors (including Google) are increasingly defining principles to guide the development of AI applications and so...
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