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On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @lapatina.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, and @atabatabai.bsky.social to discuss the week's national security news including Russia's ground offensive in Ukraine, a potential U.S.-Iran deal, and more. youtu.be/ttav_hw9PCs

"Jackie" is the call signal of an American Army veteran who volunteered in 2022 with the Ukrainian military and has been there since. He joined @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org on Lawfare Daily to talk about how he came to serve in the Ukrainian army, the changes in drone warfare, and more.

On Lawfare Daily, @noupside.bsky.social talked with @christopherjhale.bsky.social about the Vatican entering the AI debate, what it means to “disarm” AI, and why the Pope’s new encyclical is best read not as anti-technology, but as anti-centralized-power. youtu.be/QRRVdPmY6oQ

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with Emily Bazelon to discuss her reporting on the experiences of current and former government employees navigating the upheaval of the second Trump administration from the inside. youtu.be/5REztvDsREc

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Today's Lawfare Daily is the May 29 live where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discussed legal challenges to the Trump administration’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” and more.

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The balance of power has shifted in the Russia-Ukraine War. On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social talk about how Ukraine is now winning the drone war, its impacts on the battlefield, and what it all means for Russia’s broader strategic position.

On this week's Rational Security, Scott R. Anderson, Anna Bower, Eric Columbus, and Molly Reynolds break down the week's national security news: 💵 the DOJ’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” 🐘 Trump-endorsed Republicans’ widespread victories in primaries (🏀plus a shoutout to the NBA Finals-bound NY Knicks)

What does Russian intelligence actually do? Former CIA senior ops officer Sean Wiswesser breaks it all down—surveillance tradecraft, kompromat, sexpionage, assassination programs, and more—with @jshermcyber.bsky.social on the new Lawfare Daily.

What is it like to be surveilled by the Chinese government? @sophiayan.bsky.social joined Senior Editor @michael-feinberg.bsky.social on today's podcast to share her experiences reporting on the Chinese state—and how it leveraged its security services to investigate her in turn.

The rest of the world is watching—and they have thoughts. Eve Fairbanks and @mmschwartz.bsky.social join @tylermcbrien.com to discuss their new anthology on how journalists around the globe are making sense of Trump's America.

@lawfare.bsky.social On Lawfare Daily, Senior Editor @ericcolumbus.bsky.social joined Editor in Chief @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org to talk about the new $1.776 billion fund for Trump’s allies, where it came from, and what can be done about it.

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, & Kari Heerman break down the week's national security news: 🇨🇳 Fallout from the Trump-Xi summit 🇨🇺 U.S. political and economic pressure on Cuba 🏛️ U.S. Court of International Trade striking down Trump tariffs

@lawfare.bsky.social On Lawfare Daily, Senior Editor @michael-feinberg.bsky.social sat down with Daniel Bell to discuss the ongoing influence of ancient Chinese political theory on the contemporary policies of the PRC and its domestic debates.

On Lawfare Daily, Senior Editor @lorenvoss.bsky.social sat down with Jeffrey Stern to discuss his new book, "The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare," development of the Paveway bomb, the importance of precision weapons to modern warfare, and more.

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social spoke to Antonia Senior about her new book on the history of the Cambridge spy ring, “Stalin's Apostles” and their lasting effect on the culture of espionage. youtu.be/WPEXja6DW78

Today's Lawfare Daily is the May 15 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed Judge Boulee denying Fulton County’s motion for the return of the 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI, and more.

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social & Dana Stuster discuss: • Trump meets Xi (beef & soybeans vs. Taiwan & tariffs) • Iranian-U.S. negotiations • CIA & cartel assassinations in Mexico youtu.be/uNTaNYF4mw4

@lapatina.bsky.social talked to Danylo Mokryk of the @kyivindependent.com about the corruption scandal swirling around Ukranian President Zelensky and what it reveals about Ukrainian politics during wartime. youtu.be/DKdQqu1MLiw

On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Danylo Mokryk to talk about the latest corruption saga engulfing the Ukrainian government—and why, despite so many arrows pointing toward Zelensky personally, no one is calling for his removal. youtu.be/DKdQqu1MLiw

On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and Dana Stuster for a little chat with the guys about the week’s big national security news stories, including the U.S.-China summit, negotiations between Iran and the U.S., and more.

On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social was joined by @sarajacobs.house.gov to discuss her and her colleagues’ efforts to oppose the Iran war, how the House could approach the issue through authorizations, and the role that Congress currently plays in national security. youtu.be/8UT-WwncqBc

On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman sat down with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and Alexander Palmer to discuss the growth of terrorism and instability in East and West Africa, the fragility of regional governments, and how outside powers are shaping the region. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Lawfare Daily, @candacerondeaux.bsky.social joined @jshermcyber.bsky.social to discuss the current state of Russian PMCs, their roles in the Ukraine war and the operation of the shadow fleet, and how the U.S. could address their security threats. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social talked with @sranderson.bsky.social about what the War Powers Resolutions actually says, whether it's affecting the administration's conduct regarding the Iran War, and how—or if—it can be enforced. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

@praddenkeefe.bsky.social joins @pwbeck.bsky.social on Lawfare Daily to discuss his new book "London Falling" on a teenager's fatal con, Russian oligarch money flooding London, and the UK's long acquiescence to foreign influence. youtu.be/0WgVleSjoDE

This week Rational Security: Comey indicted for spelling numbers in seashells. The Iran War blowing past the War Powers Resolution deadline. And Trump using a security argument to build a White House ballroom. Listen now: youtu.be/S6KxoUdLOEs

"They didn't even know what it was that they were closing out." Former USAID Global Health chief Nicholas Enrich on DOGE dismantling the agency from the inside, the lives lost, and the whistleblower memos that documented it all on Lawfare Daily. youtu.be/naftZg7waOw

Comey's seashell indictment, the Iran War's legal limbo, and Trump's White House construction battles. @sranderson.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social break it all down on Rational Security. youtu.be/S6KxoUdLOEs

On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social and @stevevladeck.bsky.social discussed the impact of the New York Times’ “shadow papers” story, the continued omnipresence of the shadow docket, and the courts v. Court in this administration. youtu.be/wJUEO4LgJjI

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the indictment of former FBI director James Comey, the Iran War, and more. youtu.be/S6KxoUdLOEs

On Lawfare Daily, @annahickey.bsky.social talked to Nicholas Enrich, former acting assistant administrator of Global Health at USAID, about his book, “Into the Wood Chipper," where he detailed the agency's dismantling during the early months of the Trump administration. youtu.be/naftZg7waOw

On Lawfare Daily, @praddenkeefe.bsky.social joined @pwbeck.bsky.social to discuss his most recent book, “London Falling," Radden Keefe’s investigation of a London teenager’s fatal plunge into the Thames and the United Kingdom’s acquiescence to foreign influence. youtu.be/0WgVleSjoDE

On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social sat down with Michael Dreeben, Richard Salgado, and Adam Unikowsky to discuss the geofencing Fourth Amendment case that was heard Monday, April 27 in the Supreme Court, Chatrie v. United States. youtu.be/JL_Mi1J1_64

Today's Lawfare Daily is the May 1 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social and @nicholasbednar.bsky.social discussed Maureen Comey's legal challenge to her firing from DOJ and more. youtube.com/live/uReoTs5...

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social sat down with Gavin McCormick to discuss how the "black box" of global greenhouse gas emissions is being cracked open by artificial intelligence and satellite imagery. youtu.be/2Mn6S-5SCEg?...

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @nkorpett.bsky.social, @atabatabai.bsky.social and Joel Braunold to talk through the week’s big national security news stories, including the war with Iran, the U.S.-European transatlantic relationship, and more. youtu.be/XOS-Kxz0K-Y

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to @chinmayisharma.bsky.social about her forthcoming law review article, “Immigration Enforcement Intermediaries," which discusses the U.S. federal government’s increasingly privatized and automated system of immigration enforcement. youtu.be/WSM943XOcZ8

On Lawfare Daily, Benjamin Wittes spoke to the team behind a new podcast, “Who Blew Up the Guidestones?” @tylermcbrien.com, Megan Nadolski, and @charlesminshew.bsky.social discussed the origins of the Guidestones, the explosion that brought the stones down, and whether they solved who did it.

On Lawfare Daily, Jonathan Cedarbaum sat down with Anja Shortland to discuss her new book, "Dark Screens: Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware," on how ransomware became perhaps the most important form of cyber crime. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 24 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards discussed the Southern Poverty Law Center indictment, and more. youtube.com/live/uiMFNXf...

Geoffrey Pipoly and Andrew Tauber joined @rparloff.bsky.social on Lawfare Daily to discuss their case fighting to preserve Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants, which is now at the Supreme Court. youtu.be/77DvekCrUcQ

The DOJ's growing "grand conspiracy" probe, National Guard in D.C., and what Orban's defeat in Hungary means for the MAGA movement. @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social & @lorenvoss.bsky.social sort through it all on Rational Security. youtu.be/R78xt7YWReA

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to @qjurecic.bsky.social and @annabower.bsky.social about the life and times of the Justice Department’s current head of the civil rights division, Harmeet Dhillon, and how the division has fared under her leadership. youtu.be/wWGp8yRpyV0

On Lawfare Daily, Geoffrey Pipoly and Andrew Tauber spoke with @rparloff.bsky.social about their case at the Supreme Court, Trump v. Miot, over the administration's attempt to terminate TPS for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. youtu.be/77DvekCrUcQ

It's the “Sun-kissed to Death” edition! On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @lorenvoss.bsky.social discussed DOJ's investigation into the alleged “grand conspiracy” against President Trump, and more. youtu.be/R78xt7YWReA

On Lawfare Daily @sranderson.bsky.social was joined by Daniel Byman, @myacoubian.bsky.social, and Joel Braunold to break down the recent ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and what it might mean for their ongoing conflict, and the broader conflict with Iran. youtu.be/HlO4FggK__o

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with Lawrence Douglas to discuss his new book, “The Criminal State" and how and why international criminal justice shifted from a focus at Nuremberg on the crime of aggression to an “atrocity paradigm.” www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to @qjurecic.bsky.social and @annabower.bsky.social about the life and times of the Justice Department’s current head of the civil rights division, Harmeet Dhillon and the hallmarks of her tenure at the Justice Department thus far. youtu.be/wWGp8yRpyV0

Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 17 live where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed a judge blocking the White House ballroom construction, the disbarment of John Eastman, and more. www.youtube.com/live/rgJgusc...

The Justice Department has moved the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to drop the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditious conspiracy cases. Four Lawfare contributors who had intimate involvement with the cases discuss the decision. youtu.be/tho_W0Yg86Y?...

@michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by @benmckenzie.bsky.social, writer and director of the new documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” on Lawfare Daily to discuss his years-long deep dive into the cryptocurrency industry.

@ronanfarrow.bsky.social and Andrew Marantz joined @klonick.bsky.social on Lawfare Daily to discuss their recent @newyorker.com article which investigated Sam Altman, the products he's building at OpenAI, and how he's selling them. youtu.be/O2GNrY63_2c?...

DOJ has moved to drop the last remaining Jan. 6 insurrection criminal matters: the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys seditious conspiracy cases. @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @rparloff.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, Troy Edwards, and James Pearce discuss the decision on Lawfare Daily.

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by @benmckenzie.bsky.social, writer and director of the new documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” to discuss his deep dive into the cryptocurrency industry. youtu.be/dxmsXtlxlg4

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and Frank Dikötter discussed his new book “Red Dawn Over China,” the early years of the Chinese communist movement, and how our current understanding of the era greatly differs from our previous assumptions. youtu.be/SmkLIvpeo9k

On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social interviewed @ronanfarrow.bsky.social and Andrew Marantz about their @newyorker.com article on Sam Altman, the products he's building at OpenAI, and how he's selling them to investors and the public, and also to regulators and world leaders. youtu.be/O2GNrY63_2c

Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 10 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed the D.C. Circuit denying Anthropic’s motion to stay its supply chain designation and more. youtube.com/live/1rrRiKM...

Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 10 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed the D.C. Circuit denying Anthropic’s motion to stay its supply chain designation and more. youtube.com/live/1rrRiKM...

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and human rights advocate @yaqiu.bsky.social discussed the role of AI in China’s surveillance and censorship apparatus, both online and offline. youtu.be/fT_albJp40A

What does it look like when the government violates court orders in immigration habeas cases? On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social talked to @katherinepomps.bsky.social about Lawfare’s tracker, documenting government non-compliance with court orders. youtu.be/0Ww1zbVAHP0?...

@sranderson.bsky.social, Daniel Byman, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @tylermcbrien.com dive deep into the week’s biggest Iran-focused news stories on Rational Security. Watch the podcast now: youtu.be/xT85OytPsjc?...

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to Rep Nick Begich about the current state of AI policy in Congress, how Alaska may be a leader in developing AI infrastructure, and more. youtu.be/U87ttpjerdI

It's the “Deeply Iran-ic” Edition! On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, Daniel Byman, @tylermcbrien.com, & @nkorpett.bsky.social discuss the week’s biggest Iran-focused news stories, including the two-week ceasefire announced by President Trump on Tuesday, and more. youtu.be/xT85OytPsjc

On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social and @katherinepomps.bsky.social discussed Lawfare’s new interactive tracker, which documents instances in which the Trump administration has failed to comply with federal court orders in immigration habeas corpus proceedings. youtu.be/0Ww1zbVAHP0

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social sat down with human rights advocate @yaqiu.bsky.social to discuss the role of emerging technologies, like AI, in China’s surveillance and censorship apparatus. youtu.be/fT_albJp40A

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by Arne Westad to discuss his book “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History,” 19th- and 20th-century power politics, the modern rise of China, and how the former can inform reactions to the latter. youtu.be/L-FAEM5dYEE

Today's Lawfare Daily is the April 3 Trials of the Trump Administration featuring @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @katherinepomps.bsky.social. Watch their conversation: youtube.com/live/StFDC1n...

In their regular series on recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, @sranderson.bsky.social and Joel Braunold dug into the spike in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, Israel’s new military offensive in southern Lebanon, and more. youtu.be/hZNCyLtWYrU?...

Earlier this week, @atabatabai.bsky.social sat down with historian, John Ghazvinian to discuss U.S.-Iran relations and the key events that have shaped the relationship between the two countries on Lawfare Daily. youtu.be/9vN_JMwUdwY?...

This week's Rational Security featured @sranderson.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, and @klonick.bsky.social talking through the week’s big national security news in technology, including the supply chain impacts of the Iran conflict. youtu.be/sGBS93R0hgQ?...

In March, Lawfare hosted an event at Georgetown Law marking the 40th anniversary of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act On today's podcast, we're sharing the opening remarks from that event by Michael Dreeben, who talked the evolution of the ECPA. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, and @klonick.bsky.social talked through the week’s national security news, including Anthropic's lawsuit challenging its supply chain designation, the Artemis II mission and more. youtu.be/sGBS93R0hgQ

On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social talked to John Ghazvinian about his book “America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present." They discuss the key events that have shaped the relationship between the two countries and their perceptions of one another. youtu.be/9vN_JMwUdwY

On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social and Joel Braunold discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the spike in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and Israel’s expanding range of hostilities. youtu.be/hZNCyLtWYrU

Last Friday, @annabower.bsky.social joined the Trials of the Trump Administration to discuss the hearing over the Justice Department's search warrant which allowed it to seize ballots from Fulton County. Watch the discussion: youtube.com/live/ldr45lq...

On Lawfare Daily, @noupside.bsky.social was joined by Nathaniel Lubin and @phinifa.bsky.social to discuss two different layers of online influence—a platform’s algorithms and the trusted voices inside it, their implications for mass politics, and whether algorithms move political attitudes.

Today's Lawfare Daily is the March 27 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed a PI granted in Anthropic's challenge to its supply chain designation, and more. youtube.com/live/ldr45lq...