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TikTok Wins Round One: An Overview of Judge Nichols’s Preliminary Injunction Ruling
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration, for the moment, from enforcing IEEPA sanctions against TikTok. Here’s why. -
Were Iran and the United States Really ‘on the Brink’? Observations on Gray Zone Conflict
The managed escalation in response to the targeting of Qassem Soleimani avoided an all-out war—just as it was intended to do. -
Could a Kiwi Sailor’s Northwest Passage Transit Break the Legal Ice Between Canada and the U.S.?
Short-term coronavirus regulations led the Kiwi Roa to inadvertently challenge Canada’s long-standing claim that the waters of the Arctic archipelago and Northwest Passage are internal waters. -
Rim of the Pacific and Its Discontents
The past month in the Indo-Pacific saw flyovers of military exercises, anti-ship ballistic missiles and rising Taiwan tensions. -
ChinaTalk: Adam Tooze on Why History Matters
This week's episode of ChinaTalk. -
Constitutional War Powers: A “Casebook Chapter”
Professor Stephen Griffin (of Tulane) and I have posted to SSRN what we’re calling our free “model casebook chapter” on constitutional war powers. -
The Unbalanced Spear
As the role of special operations forces shift with U.S. grand strategy, it's time to reevaluate how they fit into the civilian oversight of the U.S. military. -
Eisenhower and War Powers
Eisenhower never initiated a major armed conflict. Still, his administration offers critical insight for modern war powers questions. -
FISC Declassifies Opinion about Retention of Carter Page FISA Information
On Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a declassified opinion by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) detailing limited circumstances under which the... -
ChinaTalk: The Mulan Debacle
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Seven Bad Options to Counter State Sponsorship of Proxies
The United States has choices to respond to the Russian bounty program in Afghanistan, but it's best options might be the ones people won't hear about. -
Justice Department Charges Individuals with Violation of North Korea Sanctions
The Department of Justice has charged three foreign nationals with conspiracy to violate sanctions regulations against North Korea with bank fraud, in addition to conspiracy to launder funds.