Outside Publications

A Damage Assessment of Trump’s “Declassification Defense” On Friday, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines informed Congress that her office will lead an “assessment of the potential risk to national security that would result from the disclosure of the...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a deeply flawed military operation, from Moscow’s assumptions about an easy victory, to a lack of preparation, poor planning, and force employment. Less attention has been paid, however, to Russian force structure and manpower...

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law   A reply in defense of the state secrets privilege Two articles, one by Mark Fallon and the other by Professor Claire Finkelstein, who are, respectively, the interim executive director and the faculty director of...

Lawfare April is “reporting season” regarding the annual activities of the U.S. intelligence community under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with both the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) releasing its Annual Statistical Transparency Report and the Administrative...

Two months into the war in Ukraine, Russia is still struggling to achieve its goals. Its attempts to take or even surround Kyiv and Odessa have failed. Now it is refocusing its efforts on encircling Ukrainian forces around the...

CENTER FOR ETHICS AND THE RULE OF LAW​ With British courts now having issued a formal order approving the extradition of Julian Assange, the debate sparked by Assange’s continuing legal saga will undoubtedly embrace the controversial question of whether...

The UK Parliament Defence Committee session focuses on Russia and Ukraine’s military capabilities, as well as potential invasion scenarios.  Tuesday 8 February 2022 At 2.30pm Samuel Cranny-Evans, Research Analyst, Military Sciences, RUSI Robert Lee, Fellow, Eurasia Program, Foreign Policy...

Taiwan Insight Fifty years ago, with the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, the United Nations admitted the People’s Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China (Taiwan). Since then, Taiwan has been internationally isolated and largely...

Taipei Times The proverbial dam appears to be breaking with respect to countries’ view on Taiwan and its security. Throughout this summer, a number of countries and major international groupings have come out in support of “peace and stability...