Russia's military mobilization and annexation of portions of Eastern Ukraine narrows the possible options for Ukraine and its partners.
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The latest on Lawfare, Sept. 3o, 2022.
The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place.
Cyberwarfare during the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not played out as some expected—but it has an impact with some important long-term implications.
In modern-day warfare, data is considered a weapons system, and the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict gives us some perspective into what warfare looks like in a data-rich, hyperconnected world.
The government just made a weird admission in my lawsuit about those intelligence reports DHS filed about me.
Among U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decisions was her determination that Trump will not be required to submit a filing regarding the accuracy of the Justice Department's inventory, even though he disputed this.
On Thursday afternoon, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Anna Gabrielian—a Maryland doctor—and her husband, Jamie Lee Henry—a major in the U.S. Army—with conspiracy and for the disclosure of the confidential health information of Americans associated with the United States government and military to Russia in connection with its war against Ukraine.
The first thing Nancy Pelosi should do if she retains her position as speaker of the house.
The latest on Lawfare, Sept. 29, 2022.
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska,and two associates with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on Deripaska and one of his business entities.
David Priess chatted with author Eric Jay Dolin about the history of Atlantic hurricanes, with a special focus on federal government activity related to storms and how we define national security.
A review of Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, “A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press” (University of Illinois Press, 2022).
The chilling effects of the Treasury Department’s unprecedented sanctions against code itself are being felt well beyond the cryptocurrency community, threatening the entire open source software ecosystem, and raising existential questions for all privacy-promoting technologies.
This week marked the end of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, an annual event that brings world leaders together in New York and often serves as both a forum for and a barometer of international politics. This year's session was particularly notable, both because it was the first in-person session since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic and because it was the first session since what many see as the greatest crisis in the United Nations history: Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The latest on Lawfare, Sept. 28, 2022.
An imminent vote for the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union will determine the future of the world’s oldest U.N. body—and possibly the internet itself.
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare managing editor Tyler McBrien to hash through the week's big national security news, including:
U.S.-China tensions continue to simmer over Taiwan; Solomon Islands delays general election in what some call a power grab linked to China’s influence; North Korea reaffirms commitment to nuclear weapons; and more.