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Sunday, February 21, 2021, 2:41 PM

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Bob Bauer reflected on the need for reform in the Senate’s impeachment process.

Jen Patja Howell shared an episode of the Lawfare Podcast, in which Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, David Priess, Scott R. Anderson and Molly Reynolds discussed the finale of the impeachment trial:

Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of Rational Security, the “Not Guilty but Sort of Guilty” edition: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17990672/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Eric Halliday and Rachael Hanna <a /articles>explained</a> how the federal government can pursue and prosecute domestic terrorists. Bryce Klehm <a /articles>announced</a> a Lawfare Live episode, in which Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes and David Pozen, a former clerk to Judge Merrick Garland and a professor at Columbia Law School, answered questions about Garland’s upcoming confirmation to be Attorney General: <iframe width="100%" webkitallowfullscreen="true" style="border: 1px solid #EEE;border-radius:3px" src="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/merrick-garlands?navlinks=false&embed=true" mozallowfullscreen="true" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" height="800" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" allow="microphone; camera;"/><a style="color: #aaa; font-family: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;text-decoration: none;display: block;text-align: center;font-size: 13px;padding: 5px 0" ng-href="https://www.crowdcast.io/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=embed">powered by Crowdcast</a> Alexander Vindman <a /articles>argued</a> the military’s decision to delay female officer promotions was not defensible and could have ended very badly. Brett Raffish <a /articles>explained</a> civilian oversight as a police accountability mechanism. Jordan Schneider <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of ChinaTalk about rethinking U.S. industrial policy and other topics: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17978579/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Scott Moore <a /articles>argued</a> the U.S. remains well ahead of China in biotechnology development. Sean Quirk <a /articles>examined</a> the latest Chinese water war news, including a Chinese aircraft simulation near Taiwan, U.S. operations in the South China Sea and the Biden administration’s China strategy. Shigeki Sakamoto <a /articles>analyzed</a> the new Coast Guard Law in China, and its implications for regional maritime security. Abby Lemert and Eleanor Runde <a /articles>examined</a> the latest U.S.-China technology policy and national security news, including China’s decision to block the audio-sharing social app Clubhouse. Tasha Jhangiani <a /articles>argued</a> the United States needs the ability to declare a cyber state of distress. Canyon Brimhall and Mary Brooks <a /articles>offered</a> solutions to Congress’s disastrous information technology infrastructure. Stewart Baker <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring an interview with Nicole Perlroth, a reporter for the New York Times, about the cyberweapons arms race among other cyber topics: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17983199/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Tia Sewell <a /articles>shared</a> a newly unsealed indictment that charges three North Korean cyber operatives for their role in a global cybercrime scheme. Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of Lawfare’s "Arbiters of Truth" series, featuring Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic’s discussion with Chinmayi Arun, resident fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, about Twitter and the Indian government: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17994686/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Rohini Kurup <a /articles>explained</a> why farmers are protesting in India. Lyle J. Goldstein <a /articles>argued</a> the Indo-Pacific strategy is a disaster and should be discarded by the new administration. Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the Lawfare Podcast, featuring David Priess’s discussion with Norman Roule, a 34-year veteran of the CIA and former national intelligence manager for Iran; Kirsten Fontenrose, former senior director for the Persian Gulf on the National Security Council and current director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and Amb. Dennis Ross, who served in U.S. government positions relating to the Middle East for over 40 years, about the U.S. relationship with Iran under the Biden administration: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17962544/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Sonja Swanbeck <a /articles>explained</a> how to understand Iranian information operations. Jen Patja Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the Lawfare Podcast, featuring Rohini Kurup’s interview with Aye Min Thant, a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist in Myanmar, about the coup in Myanmar: <iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18005690/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Lester Munson <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of Fault Lines, in which Morgan Vina, former Chief of Staff to Amb. Nikki Haley, discussed the Biden administration’s challenges in Africa: <iframe width="100%" src="https://player.acast.com/faultlines/episodes/episode-66" height="110px" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay"/> And David Priess <a /articles>shared</a> a job announcement for Lawfare's bookkeeping office manager. And that was the week that was.

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Victoria Gallegos is a senior at the University of Mississippi, studying international studies and Spanish. She is an intern at Lawfare.

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