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Armed Conflict
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Equality of Arms: Due Process in South Africa v. Israel
The second provisional measures hearing in the case was riddled with a number of procedural peculiarities. -
Lawfare Daily: A Busy Few Weeks in Ukraine
What is the current status of the Russia-Ukraine War? -
ICJ Issues Advisory Opinion on Israeli Settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories
The opinion concludes that Israel’s actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violate international law.
Congress
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Livestream: Secret Service Director Congressional Testimony
Watch the Secret Service Director testify on the USSS response to the assassination attempt against former President Trump. -
What Does the 2024 RNC Platform Say About National Security?
After skipping a 2020 platform, the Republican National Convention’s 2024 platform bears many of former President Trump’s signature policies. -
How the 'Muslim Ban' Case Foreshadowed Trump v. United States
Both cases found the justices split on whether to separate the president from the presidency.
Courts & Litigation
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What’s Going On in Footnote 3?
A close read of the most impenetrable and elusive passage of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. -
Equality of Arms: Due Process in South Africa v. Israel
The second provisional measures hearing in the case was riddled with a number of procedural peculiarities. -
ICJ Issues Advisory Opinion on Israeli Settlement in Occupied Palestinian Territories
The opinion concludes that Israel’s actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violate international law.
Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Trump’s Classified Documents Case Moves Public Opinion. Now Voters Are Unlikely to Hear It.
Republicans and independents who heard from Trump’s federal prosecutor became more supportive of the prosecution. Trump’s anti-prosecution rhetoric, by contrast, failed to increase support for the former... -
Don’t Overread the Court’s Immunity Opinion
Chief Justice Roberts gives neither Trump nor any future president a green light to tyranny, as some initial reactions to his opinion fear. -
Facts Matter: A Critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Fact-Finding Approach
The upcoming release of the Palestine Advisory Opinion may raise significant questions about how the International Court of Justice establishes the facts on which an alleged breach of the law is made.
Cybersecurity & Tech
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Lawfare Daily: Alissa Starzak on Keeping the Internet Running in the Age of AI
What threats does AI pose to the integrity of the Internet? -
A Salesman’s Guide to the Scourge of Misinformation
A review of Steven Brill’s “The Death of Truth” (Knopf, 2024) -
Lawfare Daily: AI Policy Under Technological Uncertainty, with Alex “amac” Macgillivray
Discussing how to think about AI policy in an everchanging environment.
Democracy & Elections
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What’s Going On in Footnote 3?
A close read of the most impenetrable and elusive passage of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. -
Rational Security: The “Million Dollar Babydog” Edition
This week Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson were joined by Natalie Orpett to talk through one of the most eventful weeks in national security news in recent history. -
Self-Regulation Won’t Prevent Problematic Political Uses of Generative AI
Interviews with digital political marketing experts show that AI is now a core tool for U.S. campaigns, but that its use is ungoverned.
Executive Branch
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Lawfare Daily: Rebecca Crootof on AI, DARPA, and the ELSI Framework
Will there be an AI arms race? -
Trump’s Classified Documents Case Moves Public Opinion. Now Voters Are Unlikely to Hear It.
Republicans and independents who heard from Trump’s federal prosecutor became more supportive of the prosecution. Trump’s anti-prosecution rhetoric, by contrast, failed to increase support for the former... -
How America’s Aid to Ukraine Actually Works
Only a small percentage of the overall aid package takes the form of cash transfers to Kyiv; the vast majority goes right back into the U.S. economy.
Foreign Relations & International Law
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Chatter: Rocky Mountain High with Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold
What happened at the Aspen Security Forum? -
Climate Misinformation Is About More Than Denialism
Lies, misconceptions, and propaganda about intensifying climate change and policy responses will increasingly shape security and geopolitics. -
Equality of Arms: Due Process in South Africa v. Israel
The second provisional measures hearing in the case was riddled with a number of procedural peculiarities.
Intelligence
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Israeli Intelligence Misses Again
Revelations of Unit 8200’s failure to warn about the Oct. 7 attacks suggests that the Israeli intelligence apparatus is far weaker than its reputation. -
Chatter: Phantom Orbit with Journalist David Ignatius
Discussing David Ignatius's new spy thriller -
Why the U.S. Intelligence Community Needs an OSINT Agency
The establishment of a dedicated OSINT agency would be a step towards reconfiguring the IC for the challenges of the information age.
States & Localities
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Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat: Breaking the Climate-Disaster Cycle
As a climate-destabilized future approaches, U.S. laws, policies, and incentives are failing to account for this risk. -
Congress Should Preempt State AI Safety Legislation
Regulation of AI models themselves should occur on the federal, not state, level. -
Lawfare Daily: Chinese Property Ownership and National Security
Discussing the Florida legislation banning Chinese citizens from owning property
Surveillance & Privacy
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Rational Security: The “God Given” Edition
This week, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson were joined once again by Kevin Frazier to talk over the week’s big national security news. -
Supreme Court Rules in Jawboning Case
The Court determined that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their claims. -
Julian Assange to Plead Guilty to Violating Espionage Act
The expected plea deal could signal the beginning of the end of a long saga for the WikiLeaks founder and the Justice Department.
Terrorism & Extremism
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What’s Going On in Footnote 3?
A close read of the most impenetrable and elusive passage of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. -
Livestream: Secret Service Director Congressional Testimony
Watch the Secret Service Director testify on the USSS response to the assassination attempt against former President Trump. -
When Aiming for Your Adversary’s Achilles Heel May Lead to Shooting Yourself in the Foot
A review of Steve Coll, “The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq” (Penguin Random House, 2024)