Rational Security: The ‘Never Get Drunk with Australians’ Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Thursday, January 4, 2018, 9:40 AM

A wave of anti-government protests grips Iran. Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos may have been the impetus for the Russia investigation. And Defense Secretary James Mattis addresses the U.S. role in the war in Yemen and civilian casualties. Plus, Shane recommends Jim Risen’s tell-all in The Intercept. And I make a video and a coin.

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A wave of anti-government protests grips Iran. Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos may have been the impetus for the Russia investigation. And Defense Secretary James Mattis addresses the U.S. role in the war in Yemen and civilian casualties. Plus, Shane recommends Jim Risen’s tell-all in The Intercept. And I make a video and a coin.

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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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