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Paul Manafort’s Virginia Trial: The Charges and the Stakes for Trump
The trial of Paul Manafort is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Eastern District of Virginia, five months after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted the former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential ... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Best Idea Yet for Derailing the Kavanaugh Nomination
Our guest for the interview is Noah Phillips, recently appointed FTC Commissioner and former colleague of mine at Steptoe. Noah fields questions about the European Union, privacy, and LabMD, about whethe... -
What the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Really Said About Chinese Economic Espionage
Defense News recently published a story describing a July report from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) on “Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace.” The article presents the ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Italy’s new populist government is threatening to shoot down a free trade deal between Canada and the European Union, reports the Wall Street Journal. The agreement, called the Comprehensive Economic and... -
As Turkish Democracy Declines, What’s the Role for Fellow NATO Members?
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The Week That Will Be
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What Is Election ‘Meddling’ and When Did Everyone Start Using That Term?
Former acting solicitor general Walter Dellinger tweeted a question last week: Who decided that the right word for the Russian military/intelligence attack on our democratic election was "meddling"? ... -
Misreading the “Liberal Order”: Why We Need New Thinking in American Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: Critics of Trump's foreign policy, including many of my Brookings colleagues, regularly espouse the virtues of the so-called liberal order and decry Trump's repeated attacks on it. The Uni... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Talking Brexit
The British government is falling apart, Brexit talks are on the rocks, and into the maelstrom walks Donald Trump to walk in front of the Queen after having tea with her. It's been a bad period in the Br... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The Justice Department made history of a dubious sort on Saturday when it released under the Freedom of Information Act a redacted copy of the FISA applications seeking a surveillance warrant against for... -
Document: Senators Introduce Resolution to Limit the President's Authority to Withdraw From NATO
On July 26, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced legislation that would require congressional approval for any effort to withdraw the United States from NATO. The bill also authorizes counsel to... -
No, Mariia Butina Wasn’t Charged With Violating FARA
To read a lot of media coverage, and to listen to her lawyer, you would think Mariia Butina, the Russian national accused of conspiring to influence U.S. policy as an agent of the Russian Federation, was...
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