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The Afghan Stag Hunt
The heated debate about the possibility of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, prompted by recent negotiations between the U.S. government and the Taliban, has focused understandably on the militar... -
Trial Judge Declares Male-Only Selective Service System Unconstitutional
On Feb. 22, a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas ruled that it is unconstitutional for the government to require only men to register for the draft. -
Pakistan’s Proxies: The Kashmir Attack and U.S. Policy Response
At least 40 Indian soldiers and local officials were killed in a suicide attack on Feb. 14 that targeted a large military convoy traversing Indian-controlled Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a State Depa... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Editor's Note: "The Week that Was" is being posted a day late this week because Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes is a bonehead who was so overwhelmed by the week that he just clean forgot that it ... -
Document: Special Counsel Files Manafort Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed its sentencing memo in the Paul Manafort case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The memo, along with a lengthy section of exhibits, is availa... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bastian Giegerich on IISS's 2019 Military Balance
Each year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London publishes The Military Balance, an annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries arou... -
Document: Solicitor General Files Brief in Mystery Grand Jury Case
On Friday, Solicitor General Noel Francisco filed a brief on behalf of the special counsel's office regarding In Re Grand Jury Subpoena, the case concerning the special counsel's attempt to subpoena an u... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Denies Petition for Initial Hearing En Banc in Ali v. Trump et al.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Razak Ali's petition for an initial hearing en banc in Ali v. Trump et al. Ali, held at Guantanamo sinc... -
Congress Should Limit the Emergency Powers of All Presidents
President Trump claims that the law allows him to spend billions of dollars on a wall that Congress refused to fund. House Democrats, along with Republican Rep. Justin Amash, have introduced a joint reso... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
House Democrats introduced a measure to block President Donald Trump’s border emergency declaration, which is likely to pass the House next week before moving to the Senate and potentially facing a presi... -
Can German Courts Bring Accountability for Torture in Syria?
On Feb. 12, Germany’s investigative police force arrested two former high-ranking members of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) allegedly involved in crimes against humanity. The German Fe... -
Bump Stocks Threaten Public Safety and National Security
For many Americans, the tragic killing of 58 Las Vegas concert-goers in October 2017 made all too vivid the dangers posed by bump stocks, attachments that convert semiautomatic firearms into automatic we...
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