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Rational Security: The "Regulatory Cage Match" Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare cyber fellow Eugenia Lostri to tackle some of the overlooked national security stories that have been percolating the past few weeks. -
Chatter: The British Empire's Territorial Peak, 100 Years Later, with Matthew Parker
Historian and author Matthew Parker uses stories from the territorial peak of the British Empire to fill his new book One Fine Day. -
Unpacking the UN Report on Detention Facilities in Northeastern Syria
What’s in the UN special rapporteur’s report following her technical visit to northeastern Syria? -
The FISA Reauthorization Should Codify Safeguards for Non-U.S. Persons
Here’s how the U.S. should codify protections of foreign nationals’ data in the reauthorization of the FISA. -
Water Wars: Two Collisions Near Second Thomas Shoal as Territorial Dispute Escalates
Maritime incidents escalate in South China Sea; Biden administration conducts Indo-Pacific diplomacy; Philippines threatens another international arbitration; and more. -
How to Prosecute Ongoing Acts of Aggression Following the Initial Invasion
A singular act of illegal use of armed force can lead to criminal responsibility for aggression. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The U.S. Diplomatic Response in Gaza with Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Robbie Gramer
What has been the U.S. diplomatic response to the Israel-Gaza conflict so far? -
Rational Security: The "Covered in Lyes" Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott came together in the virtual studio to talk over the week’s big national security news. -
The Persian-Russian Connection
Tehran’s ties to Russia are growing, making Iran a stronger force in the region and increasing the danger it poses to the United States and its allies -
Intentional Damage to Submarine Cable Systems by States
Two legal regimes—the law of the sea and the law on the use of force—can apply to damage caused by states to submarine cables during peacetime. -
What Makes a State Rational?
A review of John Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato, “How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy” (Yale University Press, 2023). -
Governments and International Organizations Leave the Record Uncorrected
Their performance in response to last week’s Gaza hospital explosion was far worse than that of the New York Times.
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