Changing China’s Cyber Calculus
Lawfareby Adam Segal, Matt Ferren10d ago
Over the past several months, a wave of stories has emerged about cyber operations from Iran-backed hackers targeting critical infrastructure.
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top 66%How Export Controls Can—and Cannot—Reduce the Risks of Open-Weight Models
Lawfareby Joe Khawam10d ago
On June 12, the Commerce Department issued an export control directive informing Anthropic that a license was required for the export of its Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models to any foreign...
The AI Threat We’re Not Talking About
Lawfareby Sam Hunter, Seamus Hughes11d ago
Large language models. Artificial general intelligence. Sentience. The singularity. All terms that a few years ago were barely in the lexicon.
Parsing the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s Report on U.S. Strikes in Iran
Lawfareby Gabor Rona11d ago
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran issued its report on Sept. 17 concluding that U.S. air operations on Feb.
America’s Samurai Myth
Lawfareby Jeremy Shapiro12d ago
Editor’s Note: Obama was excoriated for putting forth a “red line” warning against the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons and then, after a sarin attack that killed more than 1,000 people in...
The Week That Was
Lawfareby Athena Smith13d ago
On Lawfare Daily, Roger Parloff spoke with Lee Gelernt about two upcoming D.C. Circuit arguments Gelernt will be making relating to the March 15, 2025, removals of 137 Venezuelans under the Alien...
The FBI Data Breach Is a Counterintelligence Disaster
Lawfareby Justin Sherman14d ago
On Sept. 23, the FBI disclosed it is investigating a claim from the hacking group ShinyHunters that it stole thousands of FBI employees’ personal information.
The Full Stack of U.S.-China Cyber Competition
Lawfareby Eugenio Benincasa14d ago
Understanding what drives cyber operations—and, just as importantly, figuring out how to respond to them—often requires looking beyond individual threat actors or campaigns to the broader...
Bring On the AI Lawsuits
Lawfareby Tom Uren14d ago
Bring On the AI Lawsuits On Sept. 15, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent argued that frontier artificial intelligence (AI) labs should not be given liability exemptions.
Lawfare Daily: Iran War Update—and How We Got Here
Lawfareby Natalie Orpett, Julia Curlee, Ariane Tabatabai, Jen Patja14d ago
On today's podcast, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett is joined by Ariane Tabatabai and Julia Curlee.
The CFTC Is Tying Its Own Hands on Prediction Markets
Lawfareby Reed Shaw15d ago
It is no secret that the prediction market industry has “steamrolled” its federal watchdog. As the New York Times recently detailed, industry-connected Trump officials at the agency “shrunk its...
Rational Security: “The Right Kind of American for Rational Security” Edition
Lawfareby Scott Anderson, Julia Curlee, Natalie Orpett15d ago
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Executive Editor Natalie Orpett and Public Service Fellow Julia Curlee to talk through the week’s big news in national security, including: -...
New York Could Share Frontier AI Safety Reports Nationwide Without New Legislation
Lawfareby Keshav Narayan15d ago
Some of the most consequential risks from frontier artificial intelligence (AI) may emerge before a model ever reaches the public.
Siege Warfare by Other Means: The U.S. Economic Measures Against Cuba
Lawfareby Joy Gordon16d ago
The U.S. sanctions imposed on Cuba in 2026, particularly the severe escalation over the past several months, have been catastrophic.
International Law in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Lawfareby Mykhailo Soldatenko16d ago
Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter—a crucial element of the post-World War II international legal order—prohibits the use of force against other states unless the UN Security Council...
Bootstrapping Frontier AI Governance by Mutualizing Risk
Lawfareby Cristian Trout, Rune Kvist, Rajiv Dattani17d ago
Managing frontier artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) growing risks needs an owner. Common law liability as it stands will not suffice: Courts are slow and ill-equipped, and most cases end in...
AI Overviews and the Limits of the Search Safe Harbor
Lawfareby Ignacio Cofone17d ago
Ask Google whether a Munich publishing house runs scams, and early this year its AI Overview would have answered yes—about that publisher and its subsidiary.
Combatting Misinformation During States of Emergency
Lawfareby Ema Schumer18d ago
In March 2020, as a novel respiratory virus known as the coronavirus made its way across the globe, the governor of Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency, shuttering nonessential businesses and...
After the Flood: Moving Beyond the U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process
Lawfareby Jason Healey, Michael Daniel18d ago
Most governments conduct offensive cyber operations to keep themselves safe from international threats, steal secrets, or disrupt adversaries.
Key Questions to Prevent Enrichment and Verify Compliance
Lawfareby Logan Mintz, Matthew Sharp19d ago
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration has put forward an unprecedented nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, which has unclear verification procedures and protections against...