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The “Wickedly Talented Adele Dazeem” Edition

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined for a special episode by the most glamorous of RatSec co-hosts emeritus, Shane Harris, to hand out some Academy Awards for events in national security over the past year.

The nominees include:

For “Best Make-Up” (i.e., what was the year’s most memorable apology?):

The Biden administration’s confession that its balloon bombardment was a bust;
Kevin McCarthy’s ongoing Mar-a-Lago mea culpa;
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation over her positively wilting economic plan.

For “Best Score” (i.e., who came away as the year’s most unexpected winner?):

Western Europe, whose uncharacteristic balminess helped it weather the winter without Russian energy imports;
The F-22, which got its first kill (of a Chinese spy balloon) even as the U.S. military debates whether to discontinue it;
China, whose late role in the Saudi-Iran rapprochement allowed it to seize much of the credit.

For “Best Supporting Actor” (non-state actor, that is) (i.e., which non-governmental figure had the most oversized role on the national security stage this year?):

Comic book villain Elon Musk;
Manic pixie jury foreperson Emily Kohrs;
Tucker Carlson, the only man who has gotten less credible since he stopped wearing a bowtie.

For “Best Actor” (i.e., which world leader left their mark on the world stage this past year?):

Volodymyr Zelensky, the man who stayed;
Vladimir Putin, who seems intent on doubling down on his failing gambit in Ukraine;
Xi Jinping, who locked down his control of the Chinese Communist Party—but perhaps not the Chinese people.

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