Episode #32: A Discussion with 9-11 Case Defense Lawyer CDR Walter Ruiz
This week, Lawfare sat down with CDR Walter Ruiz, a lawyer for accused 9-11 co-conspirator Mustafa al-Hawsawi. Our discussion touched on, among other things: the fairness of military commission rules;...
28 Maj 201347min
Episode #31: Special Edition: UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson Discusses His Investigation of Drone Strikes
Benjamin Wittes and Ritika Singh interview Ben Emmerson about his investigation.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Maj 201341min
Episode #30: Benjamin Wittes Gives a Talk at Parliament on Whether Drones are the New Guantanamo
Lawfare's editor in chief, Benjamin Wittes, gives a talk at the Palace of Westminster--sponsored by the Henry Jackson Society--on whether drones are becoming the new Guantanamo.Support this show http:...
10 Maj 20131h
Episode #29: Former CIA and FBI Counterterrorism Official Philip Mudd Interviewed at Brookings by Bruce Riedel
Brookings Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel interviews before an audience Philip Mudd, former CIA and FBI counterterrorism official and author of a new book on the the hunt for Al Qaeda.Support this show htt...
23 Apr 20131h 26min
Episode #28: A Panel Discussion of Autonomous Weapons
On April 4, the National Security Law Society at Georgetown Law Center held a panel discussion on the “Legal and Ethical Implications of Autonomous Weapons.” It featured Tom Malinowski of Human Rights...
10 Apr 20131h 27min
Episode #27: Afghan Presidential Candidate Fawzia Koofi Speaks on the Taliban and Women in Afghanistan
Lawfare's Alan Rozenshtein interviews Afghan Presidential Candidate Fawzia Koofi on the Taliban and Women in AfghanistanSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
16 Feb 201323min
Episode #26: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Speaks at the Brookings Institution on the Evolution of JSOC
Osama bin Laden may have been the most notorious face of al-Qaeda before his death, but a terrorist by the name of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi arguably had far more blood on his hands—and for years was enemy...
28 Jan 20131h 28min
Episode #25: Stephen Krasner Discusses Externally Imposed and Encouraged Democratic Development
Stanford Polical Scientist Stephen Krasner discusses his current book project--a study of the circumstances in which states can and cannot encourage the democratic development of other states.Support ...
21 Jan 201326min
