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National Security Highlights from Last Week's Democratic and Republican Presidential Debates
Earlier this week, the Democratic and GOP presidential candidates took to stage for their sixth and eighth respective debates. -
New York Times Editorial: Sweden Should "Walk Away" from Rape Case
There's a headline I never expected to write. Among my many criticisms of the New York Times editorial page, after all, I would never until today have accused it of being soft on sexual violence. -
National Security Highlights from the 7th GOP Presidential Debate
In anticipation of Tuesday’s primaries, Republican presidential candidates took to the debate stage in New Hampshire on Saturday evening. Moderated by David Muir and Martha Raddatz, the debate featured G... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Defense Strategies for the Next President
This week as Iowa voters took to the caucuses, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on defense strategy for the next president. The panel, moderated by Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon, included R... -
National Security Highlights from the Fifth Democratic Debate
On Thursday night, the Democratic presidential candidates took to the stage in New Hampshire for their fifth debate in anticipation of Tuesday’s primary. The debate was moderated by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow... -
The Case Against the Case Against General Petraeus
Multiple media outlets this week report that -
National Security Highlights from the 4th Democratic Presidential Debate
NBC and YouTube hosted the fourth Democratic Presidential Debate on Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and former Ma... -
Highlights from the 6th GOP Presidential Debate
Last night, the Fox Business Network hosted the sixth GOP primary debate of the 2016 campaign season in North Charleston, SC. -
On Cyber, Not a Peep from the President
Last night, President Obama reassured lawmakers eager to return to the presidential campaign (“some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa”) that he would make his final State of the Union “a little shorte... -
We Watched the State of the Union So You Don't Have To
We watched the State of the Union so you don’t have to. With an eye towards the national security sections of the speech, we’ve selected the parts we think are most relevant to Lawfare readers, organizi... -
National Security Highlights from the 5th GOP Presidential Debate
On Tuesday Night, CNN hosted the fifth Republican primary debate of the 2016 campaign in cooperation with Facebook. The debate featured candidates Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), forme... -
Hillary Clinton on Encryption as a Problem to be Solved
Yesterday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined her national security plan against the Islamic State, speaking at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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