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
Special Edition: Preet Bharara Discusses…Everything
Today Benjamin Wittes got on the phone with former U.S. attorney and podcast empresario Preet Bharara to discuss a recent report Preet has published along with the National Task Force on Rule of Law ...
6 Des 201858min
Global Developments in Encryption and Surveillance Law
In August, legal and technical experts gathered in Santa Barbara for the Crypto 2018 Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance to further the ongoing debate over the impact of strong encryption and law ...
5 Des 20181h 16min
Special Edition: Michael Cohen’s Trump Tower Moscow Plea
Thursday saw another plea deal from Michael Cohen: this time with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of lying to Congress regarding how long into the 2016 campaign the T...
29 Nov 20181h 8min
Alina and Scott Talk Ukraine and Russia
This week, Russia and Ukraine went at it in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov. It's the latest salvo in Russia's (not-so-secret) war against Ukraine and its eastern ...
27 Nov 201853min
John Carlin on "Dawn of the Code War"
John Carlin served as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s National Security Division from April 2014 to October 2016. In his new book with Garrett Graff, called “Dawn of the Code W...
24 Nov 201855min
What to Expect from the New Iraqi Government
Earlier this year, just as the United States was preparing to kick-off its national elections, the country of Iraq was finalizing the results of its own and finally installing a new government after m...
21 Nov 201849min
