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The Lawfare Podcast: Catching Up on the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress

This past weekend, the Chinese Communist Party held its 20th National Congress, an event held every five years at which it appoints its senior leadership…

The Lawfare Podcast: Why Poll Worker Policies are Crucial for Functioning Elections

In two weeks, millions of Americans will head to the polls for the 2022 midterm election. During that time, an estimated one million poll workers…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Violent Extremist Threat to Critical Infrastructure in the United States

Last month, the George Washington University Program on Extremism published a report called, “Mayhem, Murder, and Misdirection: Violent Extremist Attack Plots Against Critical Infrastructure in…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Biden Administration’s New Policy on Drone Strikes

Recently, Charlie Savage of the New York Times reported that the Biden administration had finalized a new policy governing drone strikes used in counterterrorism operations…

The Lawfare Podcast: Kellen Dwyer on the Fallout From the Conviction of Uber's Former Chief Security Officer

Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer and a former federal prosecutor, was found guilty of obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony. These…

Rational Security 2.0: The 'It’s Short for Scottrick' Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott flew solo to talk through some of the week’s big national security news stories, including: “Jake, Mr. Sullivan if…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenaed Trump. What Now?

On October 13, the Jan. 6 committee closed what may be its final public hearing with a dramatic vote: unanimously, the committee members agreed to…

The Lawfare Podcast: Anna Bower Explains It All For You

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is closing in on Donald Trump’s 2020 election meddling. She could begin issuing indictments as soon as December, CNN reports….

The Lawfare Podcast: Presidential Transitions with David Marchick

Presidential transitions are the most delicate and hazardous periods in the entire political cycle. Even at the best of times, incoming administrations face a huge…

The Lawfare Podcast: A Jan. 6 Hearing Debrief

Thursday was the final day of hearings for the Jan. 6 select committee, and it turned out to be a bit of a barn burner,…