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The Brexit Endgame: Theresa May’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. Why Didn’t Parliament Vote on the Brexit Deal? -
Five Myths about Sponsor-Proxy Relationships
Editor’s Note: Minor powers, rebel groups, and other organizations often act as proxies for more powerful states or groups, which use them to fight (or commit) terrorism, counter rival regimes, or otherw... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Senator Mark Warner on a New Cyber Doctrine
Last week, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia addressed a crowd at the Center for New American Security (CNAS), offering what he called a “New Doctrine for Cyberwarfare & Information Operations.” Sen. Warne... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Starting with Yemen, Jen Patja Howell shared an episode of the Lawfare Podcast featuring a discussion on the origins and potential outcomes of the war in Yemen with Gregory Johnsen, Daniel Byman and Benj... -
The Senate Acts on Yemen
Yesterday, on Dec. 13, the Senate made history. By a vote of 56-41, it adopted S.J. Res. 54, a bipartisan joint resolution that directs U.S. forces to withdraw from “hostilities” in Yemen not related to ... -
Document: Special Counsel's Office Files Reply to Flynn Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed a reply to Michael Flynn's sentencing memo. The document is available here and below. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A seven-year-old girl died of dehydration and shock after being taken to a U.S. border control facility, reports the Washington Post. The girl and her father were part of a group of more than 160 migrant... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: November 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 November 20... -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Trade Talks Continue Against Tense Backdrop
The meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires kicked off a slew of activity on the trade war front. On Dec. 1, the two leaders agreed to a 90-day truce du... -
The Steele Dossier: A Retrospective
Not all of the material in the dossier has been proven. But none has been disproven. As a raw intelligence document, the Steele dossier holds up well. -
Jewish Human Rights
PDF Version. A review of James Loeffler, “Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century” (Yale UP, 2018) *** With whom have we not spent heart-warming hours there, looking out... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist arrested in July for involvement in an alleged conspiracy to influence U.S. politics, pleaded guilty to one conspiracy charge on Thursday, reports the Washingt...
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