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Taiwan, “Strategic Clarity” and the War Powers: A U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Requires Congressional Buy-In
An ongoing foreign policy debate over whether the United States should clarify a security guarantee to Taiwan needs to consider Congress's role in such a policy. -
Understanding the Australian Inquiry Into ADF War Crimes in Afghanistan
We summarized the 531-page, heavily redacted report by the inspector general of Australia’s Defense Force alleging war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. -
The President's Daily Brief and Presidents-Elect: A Primer
Why isn't the intelligence community sharing the President's Daily Brief with Biden? -
How Did a Trump Loyalist Come to Be Named NSA General Counsel—And What Should Biden Do About It?
Trump political appointee Michael Ellis has been named to an important career position. Congress should investigate the suspicious circumstances of the selection, and the Biden transition should think ca... -
Scaling the Counterrorism Return on Investment in Support of Great Power Competition
How can the U.S. build a sustainable and cost-effective counterterrorism operational concept? -
Foreign Influence Operations After 2020
The past four years have seen extraordinary growth in the study of foreign influence and social media manipulation. Over the next four years, the field will need to move toward sustainability and equitab... -
Foreign Interference is a Strategy, Not a Tactic
Authoritarians’ use of influence operations must be understood as part of a larger strategy to reshape the information space into one that is less democratic and more friendly to despots. -
Foreign Influence Operations Don't Need to Succeed to be Effective
Information operations are sometimes sensationalized and overhyped by politicians and others to distract and confuse the public for their own political ends—but the threat persists and must be taken seri... -
Forcing President Trump to Comply With the Law
We filed a lawsuit to force President Trump to comply with his war powers reporting obligations under the law—and we won. -
Trump Administration Releases Overdue War Powers Report in Response to Lawsuit
On Oct. 20, 2020, the Trump administration publicly released the unclassified portion of a long-overdue report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of military force. -
Amy Coney Barrett on National Security Law
Last month, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. We reviewed several of Barrett’s writings to glean what they might reveal about her views on issues important to Lawfar... -
The Report, Episode Twelve: It Will Never Get Out
Today, we released the twelfth episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report.