Rational Security, Episode #53: The "Snow-ver It" Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Friday, January 29, 2016, 12:48 PM

Tamara considers the Arab Spring five years later. What have we learned about the future of peace and stability in the region? Shane looks into who that mysterious fourth American hostage freed by Iran was. And I talk about the next wave of surveillance reform, which came for me this week and is coming for you soon too. Plus, I have a reading from Chairman Trump.

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Tamara considers the Arab Spring five years later. What have we learned about the future of peace and stability in the region? Shane looks into who that mysterious fourth American hostage freed by Iran was. And I talk about the next wave of surveillance reform, which came for me this week and is coming for you soon too. Plus, I have a reading from Chairman Trump. And Shane continues our series of Putin memorabilia—this one involving someone who apparently needs a spanking.


Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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