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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 16h
When Washington takes stakes in private companies and stockpiles critical materials for national security, what legal guardrails apply? @keichensehr.bsky.social and Ashley Deeks discuss with @petereharrell.bsky.social on Lawfare Daily. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWHq...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15/10/2026
President Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel fuel. Is it legal, what will it actually do, and what does it say about the administration’s shifting posture on Russia and Ukraine? On Lawfare Daily, On Lawfare Daily, Scott R. Anderson talks with Rachel Alpert and Peter Harrell. 🎧
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social sits down with Ben Macintyre to discuss, “Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Y2...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/10/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Oct. 9 livestream where Anna Bower, Eric Columbus, Roger Parloff, Molly Roberts, and Benjamin Wittes discussed the latest developments in litigation surrounding the Trump administration. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlo4...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
The government argues CNN v. Trump is about national security. The president says it's about “bad stories.” For more on the competing First Amendment and national security arguments at play, what happened in the latest hearing, and more, read @mollyroberts.bsky.social's dispatch below.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
"If the ultimate goal is to keep the military from posing a threat to democracy...military professionalism alone cannot sustain healthy civil-military relations. A corresponding civilian professionalism is necessary as well," Loren Voss writes in a review of @kschake.bsky.social's new book.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with Dr. Omar Mohammed, Amb. Doug Silliman, and Victoria Taylor to discuss the recent withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq. youtu.be/ZFcdSmiuy0Q
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 08/10/2026
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @mollyereynolds.bsky.social talked through the week's national security news, including the Trump administration's campaign to reshape U.S. elections and more. youtu.be/wAP4vWulO5s
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 08/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @juliacurlee.bsky.social talked with Shawn Howard and @atabatabai.bsky.social about how the Gulf states are coping with the Iran war, why U.S. protection has made them targets, and what a return to U.S. bombing would mean for the region. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 07/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social about his new book “Crossing the Red Line," the top officials in the administration who drove Biden’s Gaza policy, and how the war quickly became a moral and strategic disaster. youtu.be/DXl-8uxAVik
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 06/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, Daniel Byman talked to Peter Bergen, author of “All the Presidents' Wars,” about counterterrorism in the 25 years after 9/11, reviewing the many mistakes the U.S. and al-Qaeda made, as well as some of the surprising successes. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 05/10/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Oct. 3 livestream where @nkorpett.bsky.social, @sranderson.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed litigation surrounding the Trump administration. youtube.com/live/6nEDz2B...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/10/2026
Last week the D.C. Circuit heard argument over Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry into top Trump administration officials. @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with @annabower.bsky.social , @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social to break it down. youtube.com/live/OXziyHG...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/10/2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington was his first in 11 years. @juliacurlee.bsky.social talked to Jon Czin about what each side walked away with and how the loss of China expertise and policy staff showed in the summit’s preparation and readouts. youtu.be/kFVj6agnoFs
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 03/10/2026
On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, and @michael-feinberg.bsky.social discussed: ✈️The third country removal policy 💰Cuts to the FBI and DOJ's corruption unit 📰President Trump's war on the press youtu.be/0KfGYHa2Wh0
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 03/10/2026
The second chapter of Deportation Inc. follows migrants as they are shuffled through a nationwide network of flights and facility transfers. Deportation, Inc. Chapter 2 is produced with @situ-research.bsky.social and @theintercept.com. youtu.be/OmUjt0ezisY
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 02/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, as a part of the Security Economic series, @petereharrell.bsky.social sat down with @chorzempa.bsky.social to discuss President Trump's summit with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping and the countries' differing perspectives on—and approaches to—artificial intelligence. youtu.be/mQcxLwTC_TU
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 01/10/2026
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.com, and @michael-feinberg.bsky.social talked through the week's national security news, including SCOTUS clearing the way for the Trump administration to deport migrants to third, and more. youtu.be/0KfGYHa2Wh0
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 01/10/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social spoke to Rachel Van Landingham about the many ways in which the Trump administration has been remaking the Defense Department and what impact it’s all having on the Department and the troops themselves. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 30/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @juliacurlee.bsky.social and Jonathan Czin unpacked Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, his first in 11 years and what each side walked away with. youtu.be/kFVj6agnoFs
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 29/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @kevinfrazier.bsky.social is joined @alexbores.nyc, @natpurser.bsky.social, and Mackenzie Arnold to discuss recent developments in the AI risk environment, what led us here, and what comes next for domestic and AI foreign policy. youtu.be/hE7460whAKU
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 28/09/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Sept. 25 livestream where @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed Anthropic’s challenge to its supply chain designation, DHS requesting the Supreme Court allow third country removals, and more.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 27/09/2026
This week, @nkorpett.bsky.social was joined by @juliacurlee.bsky.social, and @atabatabai.bsky.social on Lawfare Daily to talk about the war in Iran: where things stand today, and how we got here. youtu.be/ugs_spb2gvc
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 27/09/2026
Some commentators are urging Trump to escalate with Iran and are using Obama’s Syria red line as a cautionary tale. @jyshapiro.bsky.social explains the legacy of a misunderstood event and why it matters today. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/amer...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26/09/2026
🎙️ New Rational Security! @sranderson.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @juliacurlee.bsky.social break down this week's biggest national security stories: ✈️ President Xi's state visit to D.C. 📜 The U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security deal ⚖️ The UN General Assembly youtu.be/mBYbhbUqOVk
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26/09/2026
On Tuesday, tune into Lawfare's YouTube channel to watch the second installment of Lawfare's “Deportation, Inc.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy," series, produced with @situ-research.bsky.social and @theintercept.com.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 25/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social is joined by @atabatabai.bsky.social and @juliacurlee.bsky.social to talk about the war in Iran, where it stand today, and how the gutting of the national security apparatus in Washington affected the way the war is being waged. youtu.be/ugs_spb2gvc
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 24/09/2026
It's the "Right Kind of American for Rational Security" edition! On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social and @juliacurlee.bsky.social talked through the week’s big news in national security, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to D.C.. youtu.be/mBYbhbUqOVk
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 24/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, Daniel Byman was joined by Gregory Johnsen to discuss the latest developments in the war in Yemen, the reasons for the Houthis' successes so far, the dilemmas facing Saudi Arabia, and why the situation has gone from bad to worse. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 23/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, Emily Benson joined @petereharrell.bsky.social to discuss what economic security actually is, how we should think about it, and how the U.S. and China are wielding economic security tools against each other. youtu.be/ClC_gJaVaIs
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 22/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, Lee Gelernt, the chief ACLU litigator on Alien Enemies Act cases, spoke to @rparloff.bsky.social about two D.C. Circuit arguments he’ll be making relating to the March 15, 2025 removals of 137 Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 21/09/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Sept. 18 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed a former ICE agent jailed in Minnesota, the threat to demolish the Kennedy Center, and more.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 20/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sits down with Zoe Kurland and Terence O’Rourke discussed “A Whole Other Country,” six-part podcast series that tells the story of a secessionist movement in the mid-90s called the “Republic of Texas.” youtu.be/cXuhXyZdUp8?...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 19/09/2026
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @atabatabai.bsky.social discussed the week's big national security news, including a former AI researcher warning that AI companies are acting dangerously and more. youtu.be/b5Iqt1RXQq0?...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 18/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by @juliacurlee.bsky.social and @johnsipher.bsky.social about John Ratcliffe’s tenure as the Director of Central Intelligence and cultural changes in the intelligence community writ large. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 17/09/2026
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @atabatabai.bsky.social discussed the week’s big national security news stories, including tensions along NATO’s eastern flank and more. youtu.be/b5Iqt1RXQq0
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 17/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social talked to @eileenguo.bsky.social about her research into whether the “censorship-industrial complex” was an actual entity or a pretextual justification to dismantle the government’s anti-disinformation apparatus. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 16/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with @constelz.bsky.social to discuss what’s going on in the German political scene, where a far-right party, the AfD, is making a strong showing in state elections. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to Zoe Kurland and Terence O’Rourke about “A Whole Other Country,” the podcast series that tells the story of a secessionist movement in the mid-90s called the “Republic of Texas.” youtu.be/cXuhXyZdUp8
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14/09/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Sept. 11 Trials of the Trump Administration livestream featuring @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @pwbeck.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social. youtube.com/live/5AmE3am...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com talked to Nina Hachigian about her recent piece in Foreign Affairs, entitled "The Autocrat’s Worst Enemy: Why Despots Hate Cities and the Mayors Who Run Them.” youtu.be/2CIm_03HoAM?...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, @katherinepomps.bsky.social, @juliacurlee.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, @lorenvoss.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discussed t how Sept. 11 shaped the U.S. national security apparatus. youtu.be/U_Vi9uPt28E?...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 12/09/2026
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social celebrated the fifth anniversary of Rational Security 2.0 with the return of co-hosts emeriti @shaneharris.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, & @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org for the Hot Take Takedown. youtu.be/n4EFPANowjQ?...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 11/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @katherinepomps.bsky.social sat down with @juliacurlee.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, @lorenvoss.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org to talk about how Sept. 11 shaped the U.S. national security apparatus. youtu.be/U_Vi9uPt28E
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 10/09/2026
On the fifth anniversary of Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, @shaneharris.bsky.social, and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat in brutal judgment of this year’s Hot Take Takedown pitches. youtu.be/n4EFPANowjQ
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 10/09/2026
Over a year ago, President Trump sent 800 National Guard members to Washington D.C., citing a purported crime emergency. On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social spoke to @bradheath.bsky.social about his reporting on the Guard’s presence in the city. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/09/2026
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com spoke to Nina Hachigian about how cities are both “laboratories of democracy” and backstops against democratic backsliding and what U.S. mayors can learn about resisting autocracy from their counterparts abroad. youtu.be/2CIm_03HoAM
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 08/09/2026
Today's Lawfare Daily is the September 4 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed litigation surrounding the Trump administration. youtube.com/live/StUH8_r...
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 07/09/2026
In the first Security Economics episode on Lawfare Daily, @petereharrell.bsky.social sat down with Mike Schmidt, the former CHIPS program lead, to discuss how the CHIPS program came together and lessons for U.S. industrial policy in other critical sectors. youtu.be/9dEwssiPb-s
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 06/09/2026
@petersalib.bsky.social joined @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to break down the postmortems produced by METR and Redwood Research and OpenAI on the lab’s failure to contain AI agents undergoing testing, which resulted in a hack of Hugging Face. youtu.be/zEFh39kNLiU?...
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