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A Cautionary Tale: What Iran and Cuba Can Teach Us About Designating Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism
The stories of Alisa Flatow and the Brothers to the Rescue are cautionary tales for what may transpire if the U.S. were to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. -
Hundreds of Scandalous Videos, Shocking Interviews, and Hot Documents!
Too hot for government servers, the Jan. 6 select committee’s records find a permanent home on Lawfare. -
Inspector General Reform in the NDAA
Congress has made it harder for presidents to replace a fired or acting inspector general with a non-independent official. -
Congress Mandates Sweeping Transparency Reforms for International Agreements
Congress just enacted the most important reform of the rules governing the transparency of binding international agreements in the past half-century, and for the first time included nonbinding agreements. -
Lawfare Live: The January 6 Committee's Executive Summary
A Lawfare panel discussion of the Jan. 6 Committee's output. -
Section 308’s Overbroad Restrictions on Post-Intelligence Community Jobs
Congress was right to legislate in response to Project Raven, but its solution limiting the jobs that intelligence community members can take after leaving the government is overbroad. With luck, the int... -
Content Moderation Sacrificed in Left-Right Deals on Tech Reform
Democrats are repeatedly turning to a strategy that enables them to secure Republican support for competition legislation, but with steep long-term costs for content moderation. -
How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 2: Interpretation and Implications
Repeal isn’t just good housekeeping. It would help ensure that Congress weighs in before pursuing another major war in the Middle East. -
We Live in an Age of Futile Impeachments
Partisan polarization has brought the Age of Futile Impeachments into full blossom. Perhaps there is a better way to condemn a president’s actions. -
Summarizing the 2022 National Defense Strategy
In October, the Department of Defense released an unclassified version of the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review, and the Missile Defense Review, outlining four main defense priorities... -
How the 2002 Iraq AUMF Got to Be So Dangerous, Part 1: History and Practice
Congress originally enacted the 2002 AUMF to remove Saddam Hussein. But in the subsequent 20 years, it’s been used for so much more. -
The Facial Recognition Act: A Promising Path to Put Guardrails on a Dangerously Unregulated Surveillance Technology
There’s consensus in Congress that facial recognition needs to be reined in, but not nearly enough action to bring about effective rules. A new bill could jump-start the debate and move the nation toward...
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