Episode #87: The Future of Somalia
Washington was abuzz this week as more than 50 African leaders were in town for the first U.S.-Africa Summit. Yesterday, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Somalia, spoke at Brookings on the futu...
8 Aug 20141h 19min
Episode #86: War in Gaza
Benjamin Wittes discusses the ongoing crises in Gaza with Brookings scholars Natan Sachs, Khaled Elgindy, and Tamara Cofman Wittes. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acas...
1 Aug 201452min
Episode #85: Fernando Reinares on "Madrid 3/11 Bombings and the Future of Terrorism in Europe"
Last week, Professor Fernando Reinares, a senior analyst on International Terrorism at the Elcano Royal Institute, delivered a talk on his new book, entitled in English, “Kill Them! Who was Behind 3/1...
24 Jul 20141h 32min
Episode #84: Bahlul, Bahlul, Bahlul
Benjamin Wittes, Wells Bennett, and Steve Vladeck sit down to talk aboout the D.C. Circuit Court's recent decision in the Al Bahlul case and what it means for the future of US military commissions. Su...
17 Jul 201436min
Episode #83: Bruce Riedel on "Lessons from America's Secret War in Afghanistan"
As the election crisis in Afghanistan comes to a head, all eyes are once again on the future of Afghan democracy. But, America’s history in the region extends back much further than its nation-buildin...
11 Jul 20141h 2min
Episode #82: Brad Smith on the Balance of National Security and Privacy
Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Microsoft, gave a keynote address last week at Brookings entitled “The Future of Global Technology, Privacy, and Regulation.”Support this sh...
3 Jul 20141h 33min
Episode #81: Suzanne Maloney on Iran
Brookings Senior Fellow Suzanne Maloney talks about Iran: common interests with the United States in Iraq and the fight against ISIS, attitudes toward working with the United States, and the prospects...
28 Jun 201427min
Episode #80: CrISIS in Iraq
Brookings scholars Ken Pollack, Mike O’Hanlon, and Suzanne Maloney spoke about Iraq’s security crisis.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
20 Jun 20141h 31min
