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What the Heck is a Speaker Pro Tempore?
The past two weeks have been a historical one for the House of Representatives. Last week, a band of dissident Republicans voted with House Democrats to remove Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, le…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Chatter: Manic Depression and Crisis Leadership with Nassir Ghaemi
Conventional wisdom has long held that countries, and even businesses, should not be run by those suffering from mental illness, especially during times of war or other dramatic challenges. Dr. Nassi…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Tino Cuéllar and Hadrien Pouget on AI Safety
Artificial intelligence has massive upside potential. It could revolutionize education, science, and art, and lead to a more prosperous and equitable world. But it also carries equally massive downsi…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Hamas’s Attack on Israel and What Comes Next
This past Saturday, the terrorist group Hamas launched an unprecedented raid from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel that left more than 1000 people—most of them Israeli civilians, many of them wome…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Special Edition: Noah Efron on the Awful Quiet of This Moment
This morning, Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes connected with his old friend Noah Efron about the weekend's events in Israel. Noah is a professor at Bar-Ilan University, a prolific essayist an…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Taiwan, War Powers, and Constitutional Crisis with Scott R. Anderson
For decades, the United States has maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” toward Taiwan and China. But in recent years, this uneasy status quo has begun to falter, as the Biden administration d…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Lawfare Archive: Trump Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat
From August 12, 2020: President Trump recently issued executive orders aimed at banning TikTok and WeChat from operating in the United States. To discuss the sanction, Bobby Chesney sat down with Dr.…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Rational Security: The “We Can Finally Stop Talking About Kevin” Edition
This week on Rational Security, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were once again joined by Congress guru Molly Reynolds to discuss the week’s big national security news, including:
“Master of the House, Doling…Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Trump’s Trials and Tribulations: Gag Orders and Presidential Immunity
It's another episode of “Trump’s Trials and Tribulations,” our weekly live stream on YouTube—and on Zoom for Material Supporters. Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Executi…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Lawfare Archive: What the Heck is Up with 702?
From December 23, 2017: As the year is coming to a close, Congress has now missed the deadline for reauthorizing FISA Section 702. Molly Reynolds, a Brookings fellow in Governance Studies and expert …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago