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The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org.
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Episode #44: Matt Apuzzo on Najibullah Zazi and NSA Surveillance Programs Oct 11, 2013

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Bruce Riedel, Director of the Intelligence Project at Brookings, hosted Matt Apuzzo of the AP for a discussion of his new book with Adam Goldman, entitled “Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden’s Final Plot Against America.” The book is about the 2009 plot to attack the New York City subway system, led by Afghan-American Najibullah Zazi. During this conversation, Bruce and Matt discussed the plot, the current state of Al Qaeda, and whether the NSA’s surveillance programs directly led to thwarting this terrorist attack.

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Episode #43: A Debate on NSA Surveillance Oct 02, 2013

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Benjamin Wittes, Steven Vladeck, and Orin Kerr debate NSA surveillance and the Snowden leaks at an event hosted by the George Washington University chapter of the Federalist Society.

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Episode #42: Steve Vladeck and Ryan Goodman on "Just Security" Sep 19, 2013

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Lawfare veteran Steve Vladeck and NYU law professor Ryan Goodman discuss their new national security blog, Just Security--which launches today.

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Episode #41: Nathan Myhrvold on Strategic Terrorism Sep 11, 2013

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Polymathic technology businessman Nathan Myhrvold discusses his paper, "Strategic Terrorism: A Call to Action."

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Episode #40: Brookings Event, "Striking Syria? Obama, Congress and Military Action" Sep 06, 2013

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On Thursday, Brookings hosted an event on possible U.S. military intervention in Syria. Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon lead the discussion, in which Brookings scholars debated the strategic, legal and moral wisdom behind a strike against the Assad regime.

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Episode #39: Laura Dean on the Bloodbath in Egypt Aug 28, 2013

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Ben interviews Laura Dean, Lawfare's Cairo Diarist, about the coup in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, and freelancing the revolution.

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Episode #37--Tools and Tradeoffs: Confronting U.S. Citizen Terrorist Suspects Abroad Jul 26, 2013

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Daniel Byman of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and Ben Wittes of the Governance Studies program at Brookings launched their report entitled “Tools and Tradeoffs: Confronting U.S. Citizen Terrorist Suspects Abroad.” The paper describes the wide range of tools the United States has employed in dealing with citizens suspected of engaging in terrorist activities abroad, and examines the costs and benefits of these various options for policymakers. The event was moderated by Bruce Riedel, director of the Intelligence Project at Brookings, and was followed by an audience discussion.

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Episode #36--Robert Litt on Privacy and Intelligence Collection Jul 19, 2013

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Robert LItt, general counsel of the ODNI, speaks at the Brookings Institution on Privacy and Intelligence Collection.

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Episode #35: Mark Plotkin on Private Sector National Security Law Jul 06, 2013

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Raffaela Wakeman interviews Covington & Burling partner Mark Plotkin on private sector national security law.

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Episode #34: Alan Liotta Speaks at MILOPS Jun 28, 2013

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For a week last June, Ben was hanging out in Bangkok, at the International Military Law and Operations (MILOPS) Conference. While there, he took in an interesting and important address by Alan Liotta, a senior Defense Department official with responsibilities for worldwide detention policy. Liotta's remarks constitute the thirty-fourth episode in our Lawfare Podcast series.

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