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lawfare, 7 days ago to random

On today's Lawfare Daily, Eugenia Lostri talked to Kevin Frazier about why undersea cables are so important, how to best protect this critical infrastructure, the different types of threats to undersea cables, and what's in the way of policy solutions. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily-how-to-protect-undersea-cables-with-kevin-frazier

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lawfare, 8 days ago to random

In 1 hour, Benjamin Wittes will talk to Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and Quinta Jurecic about the status of the NYC Trump trial, what happened at yesterday's hearing in the Southern District of Florida, and more on this week's Trump's Trials and Tribulations. https://youtube.com/live/x970kw3UPy0?feature=share

lawfare, 8 days ago to random

"It was a conscious effort in international law reform to preclude immunity for heads of state charged with international crimes before international criminal tribunals."

Former ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji on the question of international immunity for heads of state. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/no-immunity-for-heads-of-state-for-international-crimes

lawfare, 8 days ago to random

It's the “Closing the Clubhouse” Edition!

On this week's Rational Security, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson were joined by Benjamin Wittes, fresh from his New York rumspringa, to talk over the week’s big national security news, including the ICC prosecutor issuing applications for arrest warrants against senior Israeli and Hamas officials: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/rational-security-the-closing-the-clubhouse-edition

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lawfare, 8 days ago to random

"Mohsin repeatedly makes the compelling point that the greatest threat to the U.S. dollar comes from internal rather than external pressures."
Alex Zerden reviews “Paper Soldiers" by Saleha Mohsin. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/greenback-warfare-the-treasury-department-s-approach-to-global-economic-security

lawfare, 8 days ago to random

In their latest dispatch from the NY Trump trial, Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, Benjamin Wittes report on the end of the presentation of evidence and a battle over jury instructions. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-witness-implosion-precedes-jury-instruction

lawfare, 8 days ago to random

On today’s Lawfare Daily, Scott Anderson talked to Chimène Keitner about the recent applications for arrest warrants filed by the ICC prosecutor against several senior Hamas and Israeli leaders, how the ICC has come to exercise jurisdiction over the Gaza conflict, and what impact this recent action may have on the broader conflict. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily-prosecuting-the-gaza-war-before-the-international-criminal-court-with-chim%C3%A8ne-keitner

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lawfare, 9 days ago to random

Elise Thomas takes a deep dive into a disinformation campaign linked to the Chinese government called Spamouflage, its targeting of Trump supporters, and its potential impact on the 2024 presidential election. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-a-chinese-influence-operation-is-targeting-pro-trump-communities-online

lawfare, 9 days ago to random

Tomorrow at 4:30 pm ET, Benjamin Wittes will talk to Anna Bower and Roger Parloff about Judge Cannon's decision to unseal several court filings in the classified documents case, what is left in the NY Trump trial, and more in this week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations." https://www.youtube.com/live/x970kw3UPy0?feature=shared

lawfare, 9 days ago to random

"Either the technology OpenAI hopes to build remains extraordinarily risky, and the company has... abandoned public safety in favor of profit. Or OpenAI was just kidding all along about the risk stuff."

Peter Salib on OpenAI's shift away from safety work. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/openai-no-longer-takes-safety-seriously

lawfare, 9 days ago to random

On today's Lawfare Daily, Stephanie Pell talked to Robert Silvers about the Cyber Safety Review Board’s report examining the summer 2023 Microsoft online intrusion, its determination that the intrusion was preventable, Microsoft’s response to the report, and more. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily-dhs-under-secretary-robert-silvers-on-the-csrb's-report-on-the-summer-2023-microsoft-exchange-online-intrusion

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lawfare, 10 days ago to random

At 6 pm ET, Katherine Pompilio will talk to Tyler McBrien, Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes about what happened in court today in the NYC Trump trial, including defense resting its case and discussions of jury instructions. https://youtube.com/live/Fn_LzlTd6t8?feature=share

lawfare, 10 days ago to random

Yesterday, the ICC prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. Chimène Keitner discusses the substance of the requests and examines their legal and policy contexts. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/understanding-the-icc-prosecutor-s-request-for-arrest-warrants

lawfare, 10 days ago to random

Today, Judge Cannon ordered several sealed court filings to be unsealed, including Trump's motion to dismiss the classified docs indictment based on prosecutorial misconduct and a motion to suppress evidence obtained during the Mar-a-Lago search. Find the unsealed filings on DocketWatch, updated regularly by Anna Hickey. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-the-southern-district-of-florida

lawfare, 10 days ago to random

On this week's Chatter, Anna Hickey talked to Tim Alberta about his book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory," the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the evangelical community, how evangelicals talk about Christian nationalism, and more. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/chatter-american-evangelicals-in-an-age-of-extremism-with-tim-alberta

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lawfare, 10 days ago to random

On May 16, South Africa delivered its oral argument before the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel, in which South Africa claimed that Israel’s operations in Gaza have violated the Genocide Convention. Read South Africa's argument, from Matthew Gluck. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/icj-hears-south-africa-s-oral-argument-in-south-africa-v.-israel

lawfare, 10 days ago to random

"The startling reality is that AI seems to be creating a new divide in tech politics that will spawn new alliances and coalitions."

Bruce Mehlman and Matt Perault on the battle between AI regulation skeptics and optimists. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-ai-is-changing-tech-policy-politics-in-washington

lawfare, 10 days ago to random

Today's Lawfare Daily, Hyemin Han spoke with Matthew Erie about the Florida law that bans Chinese citizens from owning property in the state, the state of property rights challenges against Chinese citizens across the U.S., the tension between state and federal oversight of national security issues, and more. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily-chinese-property-ownership-and-national-security

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lawfare, 11 days ago to random

Due to a delayed release from court, today's post-court dispatch with Roger Parloff, Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, and Benjamin Wittes will start at 6 pm ET. https://youtube.com/live/hhK66qinFfw?feature=share

lawfare, 11 days ago to random

As the Manhattan DA rests its case in the NYC Trump trial, Quinta Jurecic looks at why SDNY federal prosecutors chose not to pursue federal campaign finance violation charges against Trump and what that says about DA Bragg’s case. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-did-federal-prosecutors-drop-trump's-hush-money-case

lawfare, 11 days ago to random

At 5:30 pm ET, Roger Parloff will talk to Anna Bower, Quinta Jurecic, Tyler McBrien, and Benjamin Wittes about what happened in court today in the NYC Trump trial, including the prosecution resting their case and the defense calling their first witnesses. https://youtube.com/live/hhK66qinFfw?feature=share

lawfare, 11 days ago to random

Today, ICC Prosecutor Kharim Khan filed applications for arrest warrants against Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with other officials involved in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Read Khan’s statement, from Maya Nicholson. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/icc-seeks-arrest-warrants-against-benjamin-netanyahu-and-yahya-sinwar

lawfare, 11 days ago to random

In a new paper for the Digital Social Contract series, Peter Salib argues that AI self-improvement is not as likely to happen as commonly thought because unrecognized incentives are cutting against AI self-improvement. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ai-will-not-want-to-self-improve

lawfare, 11 days ago to random

On today's Lawfare Daily, Alan Rozenshtein spoke with Peter Salib about his new Digital Social Contract paper that argues that the same reason that it's difficult for humans to align AI systems is why AI systems themselves will hesitate to self-improve. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily-peter-salib-on-ai-self-improvement

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lawfare, 11 days ago to random

The Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate continues to inspire and guide violent attacks through online platforms, possibly including the deadly attack in Moscow in March, writes Rueben Dass in this week’s Foreign Policy Essay.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/islamic-state-khorasan-province-s-virtual-planning