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As the Coronavirus Ravages the United States, a Fragile Truce Between Beijing and Washington Takes Hold
Lawfare's biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy news. -
Time to Get a Handle on America’s Conduct of Proxy Warfare
In the past decade, proxy warfare has become a major challenge to global stability. What are the gaps in the current toolkit to regulate proxy wars? -
What Happens If the Trump Administration Designates Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organizations?
The move would allow the president to implement several criminal and financial penalties against those groups and their members—but the measures will not necessarily help the federal government combat th... -
Water Wars: Coronavirus Spreads Risk of Conflict Around the South China Sea
As the coronavirus upends military operations across the Indo-Pacific, naval powers commit to costly signaling on Taiwan and the South China Sea. -
ChinaTalk: How the Party Takes its Propaganda Global
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The Afghanistan Investigation and the International Legal Order
The International Criminal Court’s authorization of an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan represents the culmination of a complex debate over the law and politics of a probe into the co... -
Keeping to the Conditions of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement
The deal signed in Doha is a major achievement, but will require rigorous enforcement of the terms to succeed. -
What Coronavirus Means for Online Fraud, Forced Sex, Drug Smuggling and Wildlife Trafficking
How is the COVID-19 outbreak affecting criminal groups, both in the short and long term? In particular, how is it affecting trends across the illicit economies of drug smuggling and poaching, wildlife tr... -
Evolutions in the U.S. Chinese-Hacking Indictment Strategy
A comparative reading of the 2014 and 2020 People’s Liberation Army indictments suggests the United States is now using indictments to pursue a range of independent objectives with audiences beyond China... -
Unpacking TikTok, Mobile Apps and National Security Risks
Lawmakers worry that TikTok is a national security threat. But it’s important to decouple the risks of the app. -
Data Security and U.S.-China Tech Entanglement
U.S. policymakers must have an accurate understanding of how Chinese government access to data works in order to respond to the risks posed in the most responsible and effective manner. -
Britain’s Coronavirus Response
Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, has a new message: “Stay at home!”