The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It
Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6…
Assassination and the Making of the Modern World
A review of Simon Ball, “Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination” (Yale University…
The U.S.-Iran War: Fighting From ‘Neutral’ Territory
When war is fought from permanent overseas bases, international law struggles to explain what host…
Lawfare Daily: How Ukraine Is Winning the Drone War
Jimmy Rushton discusses how the balance of power has shifted in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Lawfare Daily: Russia’s ‘Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks,’ with Sean Wiswesser
Sean Wiswesser on his new book, “Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret…
Diamond Hands, War Plans
Prediction markets, fragmented regulation, and national security risk
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 22
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding…
Cyber Offense: How Far Can Private Organizations Go?
The line between cyber offense and defense is disappearing—but the law still treats them very…
