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The Lawfare Podcast: Ian Bassin on Protecting Democracy
Ian Bassin served in the White House Counsel's office under President Obama. At the dawn of the Trump administration, he became the impresario behind the litigating organization Protect Democracy, which ... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Former Attorney General Bill Barr testified before the Senate judiciary committee in his confirmation hearings to serve as President Trump's attorney general on Tuesday and Wednesday. Matthew Kahn shared... -
Better Safe Than Sorry: Transferring Detainees Safely to Coalition Partners
Editor's Note: This post is part of the sixth annual Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict joint blog series. -
The Sixth Annual Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict: A Joint Blog Post Series
The 2018 Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict brought together participants from diverse professional backgrounds including the military, academia, government and NGOs to addres... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Two law enforcement sources have said that President Trump directed his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, to lie to congressional intelligence committees about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Mosc... -
There Really is an Expert Consensus: Multilateralism Still Matters
How do international relations experts evaluate President Trump’s efforts to reshape the U.S.-led international order and the multilateral institutions that help govern it? IR scholars have long argued t... -
The Latest Revelation From BuzzFeed News: Trump Reportedly Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress
The criminality alleged in this story is—if true—unsubtle and unambiguous, directly related to the president’s conduct as president and concerning matters of great import. -
Trust and Disclosure in Special Prosecutor Investigations
President Trump’s attorney general nominee William Barr says he has the “the utmost respect” for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but during his confirmation hearings he would not pledge to release any re... -
The Durham Investigation Is Not About the Steele Dossier
A letter this week from two Republican House members to John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, revealed that the lawyer for former FBI General Counsel James Baker had said that Baker could not an... -
Document: Skadden Settlement Agreement with Department of Justice
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers annouced that the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has entered into a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding its... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: December 2018
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 December 20... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has asked President Trump to either delay his State of the Union address—scheduled to take place on Jan. 29—or submit a written message, amid security concerns due to th...
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