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The Lawfare Podcast: Nosmot Gbadamosi on South Africa’s ‘Putin Problem’
What's behind the "nonsensical nonalignment" of South Africa since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year? -
Rational Security: The 'Mutiny in the Kitchen' Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by their colleague and think-tank neighbor, Russia/Ukraine expert Eric Ciaramella, to talk over the week's big news. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus
Jack Goldsmith sat down with Sean Mirski to discuss what he describes as the United States’ “regional rampage of staggering scope and scale” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. -
UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report
Human rights investigator Fionnuala Ní Aoláin found that detainees had sustained “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” -
ChinaTalk: EMERGENCY EDITION: Coup in Russia with Kamil Galeev
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The Lawfare Podcast: Bulelani Jili on Africa’s Demand for and Adoption of Chinese Surveillance Technologies
Countries across Africa are procuring and employing surveillance tools from China. This trend is a product of China’s diplomatic strategy, its technological ambitions, and growing corporate power and rea... -
Rational Security: The 'Even Stephan' Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by UVA Law Professor Paul Stephan to talk through the close-calls in this week's national security news. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Richard Gowan on the U.S. Push for UN Security Council Reform
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Can Biden Sidestep Congress on an Iran Nuclear Deal?
The Biden administration has a plausible but not clinching argument for avoiding the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act if the agreement is unwritten. -
ChinaTalk: Blinken to Beijing
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Can You Sanctions-Proof a Government?
Russia has pursued four strategies to mitigate the effects of sanctions, with mixed results. -
Rational Security: The 'You Want Her in The Line—You NEED Her in The Line' Edition
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare Legal Fellow Anna Bower fresh from the Miami court system to discuss the week's yuge national security news story—and one more for good measure.