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Deportation Inc. produced with @situ_research, is a new video series that dives into how immigration enforcement has expanded into a powerful, profit-driven ecosystem. Watch the first two videos–an intro situating the project’s historical and political context and an episode focused on detention–now: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Putin may have good reasons for dialing back cooperation with Tehran, depending on how the wars in Iran and Ukraine unfold, write Carol Saivetz and @KimberlyMarten.
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On the “Not So Super Tuesday” Edition of Rational Security, @S_R_Anders, @nkorpett, Michael Feinberg, and @mollylroberts sat down to talk through the week’s big election news stories. Listen to the full episode on Lawfare: lawfaremedia.org/article/rat…
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📌 ICYMI: on this week’s Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Senior Editors Molly Roberts, Roger Parloff, and Eric Columbus to discuss developments in litigation against Trump administration’s policies. youtube.com/watch?v=fVtxfd2x…
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📢 The Lawfare Institute is hiring for Spring 2027 internship! Want to spend your spring working at the intersection of law, security, and policy? Apply by November 23, 2026: lawfaremedia.org/article/int…
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At 4 p.m. ET, Benjamin Wittes will sit down with @mollylroberts, @rparloff, and @EricColumbus to discuss developments in litigation against Trump administration’s policies, including Comey being charged for a third time, updates in the Kennedy Center litigation, and more on this week’s Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration. Watch live: youtube.com/live/fVtxfd2xbUg
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NEW: In a D.C. courtroom this afternoon, federal prosecutors and James Comey’s lawyers argued over whether a judge should dismiss a “criminal information” filed against the former FBI director earlier this month. I was there for @lawfare. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵⬇️ 1/
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Modern hybrid warfare spans from cyber operations to support military actions, influence campaigns, economic disruption measures, and the newest tool in the toolbox: “fraudfare.” Tymur Mykhailov writes about cyber-enabled scam campaigns as a means of war and where they fit under international law.
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Today's Lawfare Daily is a Security Economics podcast where @petereharrell spoke to @SanderTordoir about the new trade instruments the European Union is developing to make itself more nimble in pushing back against Chinese trade issues and whether Europe might one day use those instruments against the U.S. as well.
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“The process by which Hitler consolidated dictatorial power provides a strong parallel and perhaps precedent to that of Donald Trump’s second term, especially through most of the year 2025,” writes @BenjaminHett in his review of Timothy Ryback's “53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy”
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In this week’s Seriously Risky Business, @tomatospy unpacks China’s AI charm offensive toward the West, attackers exploiting PHP bugs, CISA missing the memo on AI, and more.
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Following the hearing in the criminal case of former FBI analysts charged with lying to Congress, Benjamin Wittes will sit down with @AnnaBower and @rparloff to discuss the 3-day preliminary hearing. youtube.com/live/-zvTxp7j1O0
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A State Department report obtained by Lawfare found a more than 12-year backlog for reviewing allegations of human rights violations committed by Israeli military units receiving U.S. assistance. @TylerMcBrien explains the implications of the Inspector General report.
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It's the “Not So Super Tuesday” Edition! On this week's Rational Security, @S_R_Anders, @nkorpett, Michael Feinberg, and @mollylroberts discussed the week’s big election news, including whether voters will encounter federal agents at the polls, how worried we should be about foreign election influence, and more.
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