Will Autonomy in U.S. Military Operations Centralize Legal Decision-Making?

The bill proposes a flawed and possibly unconstitutional reparations program and needs to be reworked to give Ukraine some chance at a viable post-war...

Regulating National Security AI Like Covert Action?

Can Congress Bar Fully Autonomous Nuclear Command and Control?

Congress is trying to roll up its sleeves and get to work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In June, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) launched a...

How Do We Express Our Outrage at Russia?

Matthew Waxman

Congress may want to prevent nuclear command and control from going fully autonomous. Would such a law be constitutional?

Who's Tackling Classified AI?

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States and its allies have searched for the best way to express their horror and dismay. At the level...

Innovative tools could collect the views of U.S. national security officials about what kinds of defense and intelligence AI we should use.

Tax Sanctions and the Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Andrew Hayashi

National Security AI and the Hurdles to International Regulation

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 provoked the imposition of economic sanctions that are unprecedented in their swiftness, severity, and novelty...

States are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence systems to enhance their national security decision-making. The real risks that states will...

The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future

The knowledge economy, a seeming wonder for the world, has caused unintended harms that threaten peace and prosperity and undo international...

National Security Creep in Corporate Transactions

Year Ahead - The Hurdles to International Regulation of AI Tools

Cathy Hwang

National security review of corporate transactions has long been a relatively sleepy corner of regulatory policy. But as governments merge economic...

Coding the Law of Armed Conflict: First Steps

In 2023, non-governmental organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Stop Killer Robots will continue their calls for a new international legal...

Killer robots have captured the collective imagination, but many other predictive algorithms will arrive on the battlefield sooner to provide...

Russia Invades Ukraine

In the lead up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies attempted a delicate balancing act of diplomacy and deterrence. While...

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Draws Widespread—but Not Universal—Condemnation

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolded, many countries condemned Russia's actions as unlawful violations of Ukraine's sovereignty and of the UN...

United States and Allies Target Russia and Belarus with Sanctions and Other Economic Measures

The United States and allied countries have responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a host of sanctions and other economic measures. According...

International Institutions Mobilize to Impose Accountability on Russia and Individual Perpetrators of War Crimes and Other Abuses

Ukraine has turned to international institutions to hold Russia and Russian officials accountable for violations of international law. In the month...

United States and Allies Provide Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine and Its Citizens

The invasion of Ukraine has unleashed massive humanitarian consequences, including displacement of a significant portion of Ukraine's population...

The United States and Allies Provide Military and Intelligence Support to Ukraine

In response to Russia's invasion, the United States and numerous other countries have provided Ukraine with both lethal and non-lethal military aid...

Seizing Russian Assets