John Sipher on Spy Swaps: Past, Present, and Future
The Russian government's recent arrest of American Paul Whelan and its charges against him have many politicians and pundits speculating about the possibility of an intended spy swap for Maria Butina....
8 Jan 201935min
Mary McCord and Jason Blazakis on Criminalizing Domestic Terrorism
The murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017 and other recent events have drawn into the public discourse the fact that domestic terrorism is not a crime in and of itself. Earlier this week,...
5 Jan 201951min
Lawfare AMA 2018
For this end-of-the-year episode of the Lawfare Podcast, we wanted to hear from you and get your voice on the podcast. You called us with questions, you tweeted your questions using #LawfareAMA, and B...
29 Des 20181h 28min
Exiting Syria and the Rest of the Iceberg
This week, President Trump made the unexpected announcement that he was immediately withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria, ending their involvement in the counter-ISIS campaign that the United States has...
22 Des 20181h 5min
David Priess on 'How to Get Rid of a President'
David Priess is man of many national security hats. Long before becoming Lawfare's head of operations, Priess was an intelligence officer, manager, and briefer with the CIA, including some time spent ...
19 Des 201834min
Senator Mark Warner on a New Cyber Doctrine
Last week, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia addressed a crowd at the Center for New American Security (CNAS), offering what he called a “New Doctrine for Cyberwarfare & Information Operations.” Sen. Wa...
15 Des 201841min
The War in Yemen (and Congress’s Response)
Last week, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Gregory Johnsen, a former member of the U.N. Security Council Panel of Experts on Yemen and the author of the book "The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and Ameri...
12 Des 20181h
Congressman Adam Schiff on the Future of the House Intelligence Committee
On January 3, Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives and all of its committees. Congressman Adam Schiff of California, the current ranking member on the House Permanent Select Com...
8 Des 201842min
