Ass’t Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen on the CFIUS Process
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, is one of the most important national security offices that you have probably never heard of. Responsible for reviewing foreign inve...
6 Jul 202348min
The Legal Arguments Behind Mike Pence’s January 6 Grand Jury Testimony
In April, former Vice President Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury under subpoena as part of the special counsel’s investigation into January 6. The testimony came after the district cou...
5 Jul 202345min
Lawfare Archive: Nate Persily and Alex Stamos on Securing American Elections
From June 11, 2019: More than two years after the 2016 presidential election, new information continues to seep into the public about the extent of Russia's sweeping and systematic efforts to interfer...
4 Jul 202347min
Tim Wu on AI Regulation
Until this year, Tim Wu was Special Assistant to President Biden for competition and tech policy. One of the leading thinkers in progressive approach to antitrust, Tim has since returned to Columbia L...
3 Jul 202346min
Rational Security: The “Mutiny in the Kitchen” Edition
This week on Rational Security, 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, including:“Goin...
2 Jul 20231h 16min
Lawfare Archive: Foreign Interference... It's Happening
From October 23, 2020: It's been a wild couple of days of disinformation in the electoral context. Intelligence community officials are warning about Russian and Iranian efforts to influence the U.S. ...
1 Jul 202342min
Nosmot Gbadamosi on South Africa’s ‘Putin Problem’
On Thursday, South Africa’s Department of International Relations confirmed it would host the 15th BRICS Summit in August. Normally, this wouldn’t make the news. But because South Africa is a signator...
30 Jun 202328min
Chatter: Hacker Movies with Scott Shapiro
This week, Shane sits down with law professor and hacker historian Scott Shapiro to rant, and rave, about hacker movies. From War Games to the Die Hard franchise to TV’s “Mr. Robot,” Hollywood has por...
29 Jun 20231h 11min
