Will AI change how we engage with nuclear weapons?

The War Powers Resolution hasn’t been rendered irrelevant. Its relevance is just beginning.

There’s more logic to it than meets the eye.

Scott Anderson and Caitlin Talmadge discuss the legal, tactical, and strategic angles of the recent U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Anderson, a fel...

A novel strategy for social media platforms dealing with local de facto authorities like the Taliban.

Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” the Trump administration’s actions—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.

Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” the Trump administration’s actions—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.

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The Lawfare Institute—publisher of information and insight at the intersection of national security, law and policy—seeks a motivated full-time associate editor based in Washington, DC.

The policy will terrify some naturalized citizens without cause and may dissuade others from naturalizing or coming to the United States in the first place.

My resignation from the FBI. 

Brookings fellow Scott Anderson looks at the legality of President Trump's decision to deploy troops during the Los Angles ICE protests.

Right or wrong, the executive branch likely thinks Trump has the legal authority to do it—at least until Congress or the courts say otherwise.

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Recent statements show how the court will review the Trump administration’s actions—at least until the Supreme Court says otherwise.