Benjamin Wittes

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

Will artificial intelligence lead to utopia or dystopia?

John R. Allen, Benjamin Wittes, and Darrell West

Friday, July 31, 2020

“Pompeo in the dog house”

Amanda Sloat, Benjamin Wittes, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Shane Harris

Rational Security

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a horse during snowfall in Mount Paektu in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 16, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC1160736120

“Becoming Kim Jong Un”

Jung H. Pak and Benjamin Wittes

The Lawfare Podcast

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Webinar: How federal job vacancies hinder the government’s response to COVID-19

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Health workers waits to screen travellers for signs of the coronavirus at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Trump’s Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Tuesday, March 3, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House Summit on Human Trafficking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

23 Dangerous Propositions the Senate Just Ratified

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Wednesday, February 5, 2020

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The Incomprehensibly Weak Case for Acquittal Without Witnesses

Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare Monday, February 3, 2020

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9A11QZF01

The Utter Ridiculousness of the U.S. Senate

Benjamin Wittes and Quinta Jurecic

The Atlantic Monday, January 27, 2020

Unmaking the presidency

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC14C8CDA810

Trump’s Impeachment Brief Is a Howl of Rage

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Monday, January 20, 2020