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The Lawfare Podcast: Why is Everyone Banning TikTok?

In the last few weeks, over a dozen U.S. states have banned TikTok from government devices, citing national security concerns. A similar bill was included…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Dangerous Mess at a Defense Tech Startup

Founded in 2019, Rebellion Defense emerged as a darling of the defense startup industry, backed by powerful Pentagon insiders and high-profile investors like former Google…

The Lawfare Podcast, Emergency Edition: The Jan. 6 Committee's Final Report

The Jan. 6 committee issued its final report Thursday night, and the team at Lawfare spent Friday reading through it and formulating some initial thoughts,…

The Lawfare Podcast: What to Make of the 2023 NDAA and Consolidated Appropriations Act

Over the past few weeks, Congress has slowly brought two of its biggest pieces of annual omnibus legislation to the finish line: the National Defense…

The Lawfare Podcast: Tom Wheeler and Dave Simpson on Making 5G Secure

Fifth generation, or 5G technology, promises to bring high-speed, low-latency wireless infrastructure necessary for the smart era. But moving from the promise of 5G to…

Rational Security: The 'Fracket Fracas' Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were once again joined by Congress maven Molly Reynolds to hash through some of the week’s big natsec news,…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Beginning of the End of the Jan. 6 Committee

On Monday afternoon, the House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, better known as the Jan. 6 committee,…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Political Crisis in Peru

On December 7, Peruvian president Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve Peru’s Congress and implement a state of emergency. His dictatorship lasted only a few hours…

The Lawfare Podcast: Chris Slobogin on Virtual Searches

When we think about government surveillance, we often imagine something physical, like a police officer executing a search warrant on a house or car. But…

The Lawfare Podcast: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire

Ralph Bunche, one of the most prominent Black Americans of the 20th century, was a legendary diplomat, who from his perch at the United Nations…