ICYMI: The top Lawfire posts and podcasts for 2021!
Wow, what a year! As we reflect on 2021, we may all agree it was certainly a year of many national security challenges, and I hope Lawfire® helped you to understand some of them. ...
Monthly Archive: December 2021
Was the Congressional Research Service’s “Use of Force in Cyberspace” report a ‘miss’?
The normally very highly-reliable Congressional Research Service (CRS) seems to have missed the mark a bit with its recent (Dec 10) report on the “Use of Force in Cyberspace.” There are certainly aspects of...
A dozen national security “Green Swans” for 2022!
“If only…”is a mind game that often ruminates on the past, but “What if…?” allows us to speculate on the future, to hope, to look not for make-believe unicorns but instead to keep watch...
Happy Holidays from Lawfire!
Peace is something we think a lot about in connection with national security. We hope and pray for peace with other countries, but also in our country, in our communities and in our homes...
Guest Post: Eric Chang on “Ukraine’s Lawfare Strategy May Help in Deterring Further Russian Plans for Invasion”
Want to know more about how lawfare can operate in a real-world setting not (yet) involving armed conflict? Today’s post is a really fascinating examination of how the Ukraine is employing a “lawfare” strategy...
Guest Post: Mike Guillot discusses “On US Nuclear Deterrence: Unworthy Ideas”
Do you know as much about nuclear deterrence as you’d like? Uncertain about the antinuclear hyperbole that’s been featured in the press of late? Fortunately, we have a new contributor, Mike Guillot, the former...
Why are politicos trying to silence the senior uniformed lawyers informing Congress about critical military justice issues?
In what only can be described as an ill-considered—not to mention inaccurate—op-ed, Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Administration favorite Lynn Rosenthal made one of the most serious and insulting accusations possible against military officers...
Is it really true that the active duty and veteran ranks are rife with extremists? Get the facts before you decide
Since the January 6 Capitol siege, many media and even academic outlets have published articles that paint a disturbing picture suggesting the active duty and veteran ranks are virtually infested with domestic extremists. But...
John Reed Stark on “Five Key Fintech Takeaways from the Terraform-SEC Litigation”
Want some insight into the kind of high-speed civil litigation that arises in the complicated cyber/cryptocurrency finance world? If so, today’s guest post by Duke Law grad and senior lecturing fellow John Reed Stark...
Don’t let overly-restrictive strike policies hamper the fight against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda
In its over-the-horizon fight against terrorists in Afghanistan, should the U.S. impose policy restrictions beyond what the law requires as some essayists recently argued? Or should it not hamper commanders in determining how best...
