When Is Impeachment the Right Remedy?
There is a tendency to think of impeachable offenses as like landmines. If the president accidentally or purposefully steps on one, then it explodes and he must suffer the consequences. Constitutional...
View ArticleConfidence in Mueller’s Investigation Soars After Barr Letter
March 21 to March 22, just prior to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s delivery of his report on the Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr, we conducted a nationwide survey asking...
View ArticleNew Poll: Despite Partisan Divides on Immigration, Americans Oppose Family...
With a purge of the leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump seems poised to toughen U.S.
View ArticleCounterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the...
The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S.
View ArticleCanadian National Security: News on Mali and the Norman Affair
In 1957, Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Crisis. Pearson was the first to push for the idea of a large-scale peacekeeping mission,...
View ArticleConfidence in Government on National Security Matters: May 2019
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of May...
View ArticleThe Case for Gender Diversity in National Security
From “forever wars” to cyber operations, today’s national security challenges are proving vexingly complex for both Democrats and Republicans. Boosting budgets and restructuring security agencies has...
View ArticleConfidence in Government on National Security Matters: June 2019
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the month of June 2019.
View ArticleNational Security Highlights from the Second Democratic Primary Debate
On Tuesday and Wednesday, CNN held the second round of debates of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, moderated by Jake Tapper, Don Lemon and Dana Bash. We’ve combed through the transcripts from both...
View ArticleCanada’s Foreign Policy Election
The next Canadian federal election, which will largely pit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party against Andrew Scheer’s Conservative Party, is set to take place on Oct. 21.
View ArticleNational Security Highlights from the Third Democratic Primary Debate
On Thursday, ABC hosted the third debate of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, moderated by Linsey Davis, David Muir, Jorge Ramos and George Stephanopoulos. We’ve combed through the transcript from...
View ArticleNational Security Highlights from the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate
On Tuesday, CNN and the New York Times hosted the fourth debate of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, moderated by Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett and Mark Lacey. We’ve combed through the transcript...
View ArticleNew Impeachment Poll: Quid Pro Quo Trouble Ahead
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made a stunning admission of a quid pro quo by confirming that President Donald Trump
View ArticleNonconsensual Pornography, Political Scandals and a Warning for 2020
Amid the hubbub of L’Affaire Ukrainienne, you could be forgiven for overlooking another story that has emerged out of Congress over the past week. It’s a grubby, unpleasant story—so much so that it...
View ArticleConfidence in Government on National Security Matters: Third Quarter of 2019
In July 2017, we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. This post provides our data for the third quarter of...
View ArticleNational Security Highlights from the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate
On Thursday, PBS Newshour and Politico hosted the sixth debate of the 2020 Democratic primary campaign. We’ve combed through the transcript from the debate to present the national security-related...
View ArticleNational Security Highlights from the Seventh Democratic Primary Debate
On Tuesday, CNN and the Des Moines Register hosted the seventh debate of the 2020 Democratic Primary campaign. Wolf Blitzer, Abby Phillipand Brianne Pfannenstiel moderated the discussion. We’ve...
View ArticleCrippling the Capacity of the National Security Council
The Trump administration’s high turnover in leadership is unprecedented and severely limits the role of the NSC.
View ArticleNational Security Highlights in the 2020 State of the Union
Here are the excerpts most relevant to Lawfare readers, organized by topic, in the order in which they were mentioned.
View ArticlePrime Minister Trudeau Campaigns for a U.N. Security Council Seat
Trudeau campaigns for a U.N. Security Council seat, Canada responds to the coronavirus epidemic and other Canadian national security news.
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