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AMLO’s National Guard: Mexico Still Needs Its Military to Restore Public Safety
In the months since Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (often called “AMLO”), announced the creation of a “national guard” as a core component of his public security strategy, the proposal h... -
Constitutional Issues Relating to the NATO Support Act
President Trump is making noises again about withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, which established NATO. Last week the House of Representatives voted 357-22 in support of the NA... -
Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea and Iran: From Transformational to Transactional
Editor’s Note: Iran and North Korea have posed thorny problems for multiple U.S. administrations. The Trump administration, however, is trying a new tack, hoping to transform the regimes and eschewing in... -
Jeffrey Tulis on 'The Rhetorical Presidency' on Steroids
On a flight recently, Benjamin Wittes read a book that knocked his socks off: "The Rhetorical Presidency" by political scientist Jeffrey Tulis. While written in 1987, the book seems to anticipate our cur... -
Roger Stone’s Arrest Was Appropriate, Not Heavy-Handed
A Lawfare post from Friday—“Get Me Roger Stone”—well and thoroughly explained the most recent indictment from the Mueller team. The authors also defended the decision to arrest Stone rather than to issue... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Roger Stone, the longtime associate of President Trump, was indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Quinta Jurecic shared the indictment. Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn, Lev... -
The National Security Law Podcast: Clearly Right, Once Again
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Where else can you get both a preview of a looming surveillance law debate and a fine-grained debate about how best for the NFL to address blown calls? ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Roger Stone, President Trump’s longtime counselor, was indicted on Friday by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on seven counts of obstruction of proceedings, making false statements and witness tampering, t... -
‘Get Me Roger Stone’: What to Make of the ‘Dirty Trickster’s’ Indictment
The indictment alleges that Stone and WikiLeaks were together coordinating between the Russian government and the Trump campaign over the release of information stolen by the Kremlin. -
Video: Director Wray Addresses Shutdown Effects on FBI Workforce
Amid an FBI Agents Association report and media accounts addressing the effects of the government shutdown on the FBI workforce and operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray released on Friday the follow... -
U.S. Military Operational Activity in the Sahel
In the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the Department of Defense announced a shift away from counterterrorism operations around the world to focus on major state power competition. -
Document: Indictment of Roger Stone
An indictment of Trump associate Roger Stone has been unsealed in connection with the Mueller investigation. Stone is indicted on one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false ...
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