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Document: Maria Butina Plea Agreement
Maria Butina, a Russian national arrested in July for involvement in an alleged conspiracy to influence U.S. politics, pleaded guilty to one conspiracy charge on Thursday. The plea agreement and statemen... -
What’s Happening with the INF Treaty?
On Dec. 4, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought an end to weeks of ambiguity by finally laying out the administration’s plans for the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty—or at ... -
The Death of Article II Treaties?
This piece is cross-posted at Just Security. President Trump has submitted only one treaty to the Senate so far in his presidency. That is a historic low, and it is the latest sign that the Article II ... -
Rational Security: The 'Smocking Gun' Edition
There have been big moves in the Russia investigation. We'll put this week’s pieces together. U.S. tensions with China escalate following the arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. And the Saudi c... -
The Detention of Huawei’s CFO is Legally Justified. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Say So?
The detention of a top executive from Chinese technology giant Huawei shocked financial markets around the world last week as investors worried that the arrest would derail U.S.-China trade talks. But th... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
A gunman killed three people and wounded at least 13 others at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France on Tuesday, reports the Washington Post. Police have said that the attacker, who is still at large,... -
The National Security Law Podcast: This Podcast Should Be Dis-BARRed
Interested in the views of Once and Future Attorney General Bill Barr on questions like the power of the president to initiate a war, remove officials, and other hot separation of powers topics? We read... -
Trade War Battles: Latest Conflicts
The last weeks of 2018 have precipitated significant developments in the so-called trade wars between the United States and its trading partners. Yet the recent agreements made and signed did little to a... -
Bill Barr on War Powers: Insights From his 2001 Oral History Interview
In the spring of 2001, Bill Barr, the former attorney general under George H.W. Bush who has now been tapped to resume that role under Donald Trump, sat for an oral history interview sponsored by the Uni... -
Document: Michael Flynn Files Sentencing Memo
Michael Flynn has filed his sentencing memo in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The memo is available here and below. The special counsel's sentencing memo is available here. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The War in Yemen (and Congress’s Response)
Last week, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Gregory Johnsen, a former member of the U.N. Security Council Panel of Experts on Yemen and the author of the book "The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’... -
Does Trump’s Involvement in the Cohen Payments Constitute an Impeachable Offense?
In a court filing submitted last week to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Southern District of New York, federal prosecutors alleged personal involvement by the president of the United States in the com...
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