On Aug. 5, the Indian government announced that the “special status” accorded to the state Jammu and Kashmir—which includes Ladakh—was no more. Christine Fair explains the historical and political context.
What will the UAE take away from their intervention in Yemen now that they have decided to draw down?
An explainer on the legal background of Jammu and Kashmir, the mechanics through which the Indian government acted, and the open questions around the government’s legal reasoning and likely next steps.
A serialized narrative podcast that tells the story contained in Robert Mueller’s 448-page document.
South Korea and Japan are tumbling into a historically charged economic-diplomatic war over a South Korean Supreme Court decision that ordered Japanese corporations to compensate Korean forced-labor victims from World War II.
Today, we released the fifth episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which tells the story Robert S. Mueller lays out in his famous 448-page document.
A new team is developing strategies to tackle threats from cyberspace—and it wants your ideas.
The idea that the best defense is a good offense is a risky proposition—and there is little evidence that it is actually true.
The story of the ill-starred effort to build a Trump-branded skyscraper in Moscow and the Trump campaign’s meeting in New York with Russians promising “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
Following recent mass shootings, two bills have been introduced in Congress that would provide federal law enforcement with tools to combat domestic terrorism.
The third column in a new series on security issues facing Canada.
That’s the surprising lesson from this year’s FBI Climate Survey—though the counterintelligence division is, in some ways, a notable exception.
Guatemala’s coffee industry is one of the country’s main economic motors and also the largest rural employer, but the industry has struggled to stay afloat. A coffee market specialist explains how these changes are affecting outward migration.
A review of John Gans, "White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War" (Liveright, 2019).
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For asylum seekers at the southern border, the new rule barring asylum for those who have passed through a third country will go into effect in Texas and New Mexico (which are not part of the Ninth Circuit), but not in California and Arizona (which are in the Ninth Circuit).
A new petition for a writ of certiorari presents the Supreme Court with an opportunity to clarify the scope of the immunity offered by Section 230. This isn’t just a legal fight—it’s a matter of life or death for victims of stalking and violence.
Editor’s Note: Below are the executive summaries of the two volumes of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report. Volume I deals with links between Russia and the Trump campaign, while Volume II deals with potential obstruction of justice by President Trump. This article is available in audio format on the Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition:
A recent lawsuit claims the FBI is giving those who speak negatively about President Trump special punishment. We’re filing FOIA requests to find out if that’s true.
The treaty was written to adapt to a changing arsenal like Russia's.