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Rational Security: "The First Day of the Rest of Our Lives" Edition
This week, Rational Security brings you a joint episode of the show together with the Lawfare Podcast. Shane, Ben, Tamara, and Susan reflect on the results of the election and ask: What national security... -
The Duty To Serve in Trump's America?
Some months ago, an attorney at the Department of Justice asked Ben about the ethical course of action for career lawyers who view President Trump as a dangerous threat: -
The Burden on Donald Trump
Donald Trump, whether he understands it or not, has won the presidency with a unique burden: Most serious national security experts regard him not merely as weak and unprepared for the roles of Commander... -
A Trump-China Reading List, and Unanswered Questions for his Asia Policy
Donald Trump’s policy approach toward China and the Asia-Pacific region is a story yet to be written. The only thing observers in the United States and around the world know for sure is that uncertainty ... -
A Two-Person Rule for Ordering the Use of Nuclear Weapons, Even for POTUS?
The election has made me contemplate the following question: should even the President of the United States, regardless of party or the individual involved, have the unilateral authority to order the use... -
Annals of the Trump Administration #1: The Law of Interrogation
The transition to a Trump Administration is now underway. Among many other things, this likely will entail an effort to identify various executive orders issued by President Obama that President Trump wi... -
Pre-Election Disclosures: How Does, and Should, DOJ Analyze Edge Cases?
Two days ago, Hillary Clinton was formally cleared, again, of the specter of criminal wrongdoing in the FBI’s email investigation. The only cloud left is the one history is deciding whether to permanentl... -
Donald Trump, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Virtues of the Electoral College
I doubt anyone would pay much attention to my political opinions and it would be vain to assume otherwise. Most voters have their minds made up by now. But there are some subjects as to which I have som... -
Lawfare on Campaign 2016
For almost exactly a year, Lawfare has been closely watching and commenting on the 2016 presidential campaign. As the campaign season finally draws to a close, below is a compendium of all the site’s ele... -
CVE for White People: The Trumpist Movement and the Radicalization Process
The Washington Post recently ran a interview arguing that what’s fundamentally lacking in this election is more “empathy” for Trump supporters, including the most racist, misogynist, and xenophobic among... -
Cybersecurity Threats to American Elections
My colleague Ben Buchanan and I have written a paper on cybersecurity threats to American elections. While we examine operations that try to influence American voters—like the much-publicized hack of var... -
Did the Fourth Amendment Require the FBI to Selectively Seize Weiner’s Emails?
Recent news reports indicate that the FBI has obtained a warrant to search a cache of emails belonging to Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. The emails were discovered in the course of an “unrelated case”...
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