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The Lawfare Podcast: Decoding Aleksandr Ionov’s Influence Operation with Thomas Rid and Brandon Van Grack

On July 29, the Justice Department announced the indictment of Aleksandr Ionov, a Russian national and president of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia. Ionov is…

The Lawfare Podcast: When Lawyers Spread Disinformation

A few weeks ago on Arbiters of Truth, our series on the online information system, we brought you a conversation with two emergency room doctors…

The Lawfare Podcast: Pelosi in Taiwan

Nancy Pelosi made a visit to Taiwan this week. It wasn’t exactly a surprise—we all knew it was happening—but it wasn’t announced, and it wasn’t…

Rational Security 2.0: The 'Small World After All' Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by favorite guest Lawfare executive editor Natalie Orpett to hash through the week’s big national security news stories,…

The Lawfare Podcast: Dan Byman and Scott Anderson on the al-Zawahiri Strike

Another day, another leader of al-Qaeda is killed by U.S. forces. This time, it was Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed on his balcony in Kabul by a…

The Lawfare Podcast: Europe Doubles Down on Client Side Scanning

On May 11, the European Commission announced a new proposal designed to combat online child sexual abuse material. The proposal has drawn notable criticism from…

The Lawfare Podcast: How to Evaluate Progress in the Justice Department's Jan. 6 Investigation

There’s been a great deal of debate recently about how to understand the apparently slow pace of the Justice Department’s investigation into Jan. 6, particularly…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Corporate Law Behind Musk v. Twitter

You’ve likely heard that Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter… and that he is now trying to get out of buying Twitter… and that at…

Rational Security 2.0: The 'Alandectomy' Edition

This week, most of Alan, Quinta, Scott, and co-host emeritus Ben Wittes got together to discuss the week’s big national security news, including:  “It’s Over, but…

The Lawfare Podcast: The Secret Service Text Crisis

The United States Secret Service is in the spotlight once again—this time because of deleted texts for the time surrounding January 6, 2021—and the organization…