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On Sunday, Benjamin Wittes and Quinta Jurecic discussed the statements made by President Trump's personal lawyer Marc Kasowitz following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony last week before the S...
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This is a reminder that the next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place this Thursday, June 15, from 5-7 pm. Jack Goldsmith will interview Daniel Drezner on his new book,...
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In the news roundup, Benjamin Wittes makes a cameo appearance, defending Jim Comey (but not the FBI) from my suggestion that leaking has a long and unattractive history at the FBI. Brian Egan takes us d...
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Editor’s Note: Community and civil-society programs to counter violent extremism (commonly referred to as "CVE") seem to have fallen out of favor under a Trump administration that wants to look tough on ...
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It’s been another crazy week, this one dominated by former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey first answ...
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Reminder: RSVP for the next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution. On Thursday, June 15, Jack Goldsmith will interview Daniel Drezner on his new book, The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists...
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Editor’s Note: When the United States invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003, it found itself woefully unprepared for the insurgency that followed. It took years—and many lives lost—for the U.S. military to r...
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With the impending sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in December 2017, debate is heating up over how the crucial intelligence-gathering provision will be reauthorized by ...
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In Russia investigation news, Helen Murillo and Benjamin Wittes analyzed whether an FBI investigation counts as a “pending proceeding” for the purpose of obstruction of justice laws. Aditya Bamzai wrote ...
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My business just picked up. I wish it hadn’t.
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Last August, David Wirth explained to Lawfare’s readers how simple it would be for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord’s nonbinding provisions on climate emission ...
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The next in our series of book soirees at the Hoover Institution will take place from 5-7 pm on Thursday, June 15, when Jack Goldsmith will interview Daniel Drezner on his new book, The Ideas Industry: H...
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Join the Hoover Institution this Thursday, June 1, for its half-day conference on Section 702, the provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) scheduled to sunset at the end of this yea...
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Editor’s Note: The Iran-Saudi rivalry has fostered instability throughout the Middle East, with neither side likely to emerge triumphant. This rivalry increases bloodshed in the region and hinders U.S. a...
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Once again, Lawfare has reached the end of an exhausting week. Andrew Kent kicked off the week with a study of what issues fall under newly-appointed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s jurisdiction in the ...
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Editor’s Note: Perhaps no country is closer to the United States—geographically and culturally—than Canada. Aside from a few unpleasant moments at the birth of the American republic, relations have been ...
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It has been a very, very long week.