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Today's Headlines and Commentary
This morning, the second round of punitive U.S. sanctions on Iran went into effect. Multiple European countries, including the UK, France and Germany, are planning to work around these sanctions by way o... -
The Ethical Landmine of Undermining a President From Within
Before Donald Trump secured the Republican Party nomination in the summer of 2016, Lawfare and others hosted articles expressing concern about the potential impact of a Trump presidency on national-secur... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 12 p.m.: The Atlantic Council will host a discussion on the second round of U.S. sanctions on Iran. The Atlantic Council... -
Why Are Representatives Clamoring to Join the House Intelligence Committee?
Whichever party triumphs in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will have some new members when the 116th Congress convenes in January 2019. And according t... -
Artificial Intelligence and the Security Dilemma
Editor’s Note: We know artificial intelligence will change the very nature of war—but we don't know how. The United States, China, and other powers recognize this transformative potential and, even as th... -
Remembering St. Clair’s Defeat
Today is the anniversary of, by some measures, the U.S. military’s worst battlefield defeat ever. On Nov. 4, 1791, U.S. military forces, under the command of Northwest Territory Governor and U.S. General... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
In the wake of the shooting in Pittsburgh at the Treet of Life synagogue, Quinta Jurecic explored the role of social media in providing a platform in far-right extremism. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Cybersecurity and Financial Stability
The rate and intensity of cyber attacks on financial institutions has increased in recent years, but the risk that these attacks pose to our financial stability remains understudied in the financial indu... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Commerce Department has put Chinese semiconductor company Fujian Jinghua on a list of companies that are no longer allowed to purchase some U.S. exports of components, software and technology goods, ... -
The National Security Law Podcast: That’s What Leadership Looks Like
In this week’s episode we take a break from our deep-dive series on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to reengage with the weekly inflow of national security law news. We had no choice,... -
Summary: New Trove of 9/11 Documents Released
On Oct. 15, J.M. Berger, a prolific author and researcher on extremism, made public on Intelwire a large number of previously unreleased or difficult-to-find materials related to 9/11 that were obtained ... -
Trial Preview: Third Attempt to Convict Blackwater Guard for 2007 Massacre of Iraqi Civilians
The third criminal trial of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten for his role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre begins Monday, Nov. 5, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before Judge R...
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