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The Bulwark Podcast: The Power of Whataboutism
Benjamin Wittes joined the Bulwark's Charlie Sykes for an episode of The Trump Trials. -
Rational Security: The “Norpett Returns” Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by the long absent Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpett to talk through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Installation of Anti-Migrant Barriers in the Rio Grande
The Department of Justice filed a civil suit over Gov. Abbott’s refusal to remove floating buoys in the Eagle Pass region of the Rio Grande. -
Rational Security: The “Five Dollar Footlong-Gate” Edition
This week, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott Anderson got together to NOT talk about that ONE big story that's not quite ripe yet, but they did chat through some of the week's other big nationa... -
The Defense Production Act’s Role in the Clean Energy Transition
The act has been invoked by President Biden to address U.S. dependence on imports of critical minerals and the battery supply chain. -
Chatter: Renaming Military Bases and Principled Conservatism with Kori Schake
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The Government’s Objections to FISA 702 Reform Are Paper Thin
The government is focused on FISA Section 702’s value, but under scrutiny it couldn't show any ways key reforms would undermine its impact. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen on the CFIUS Process
What is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and why is it so important for national security? -
Biden Administration Declassifies Two Counterterrorism Memorandums
The Biden administration partly declassified two memorandums that tighten the necessary conditions for drone strikes and lay out new counterterrorism guiding principles. -
War Powers Reform, U.S. Alliances, and the Commitment Gap
The history of the War Powers Resolution shows that tighter congressional checks on presidential use of force and strong alliance commitments may be irreconcilably in tension. -
Ten Years After Coup, the U.S. Still Supports Tyranny in Egypt
Biden promised to end the “blank checks” given to Egypt’s dictator under the Trump administration. That has not happened. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Tim Wu on AI Regulation
How should the Biden administration think about regulating artificial intelligence?
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