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
Episode #79: The Case For and Against a FISA Advocate
On Tuesday, at the 2014 Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference, a panel of experts debated the pros and cons of adding outside lawyers to litigation before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Cou...
13 Jun 20141h 1min
Episode #78: A Debate on the Future of U.S. Surveillance Authorities.
On June 5, the anniversary of the first Snowden disclosures, Governance Studies at Brookings held a debate on the future of U.S. intelligence collection authorities. The resolution was “U.S. surveilla...
6 Jun 20141h 34min
Episode #77: The Allure of Normalcy
Many within the United States and others abroad continue to question the United States’ role in the world. Understandably, Americans have grown wary of the country’s role in the world, some asking whe...
31 Mai 20141h 26min
