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6 days ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Quinta Jurecic |Laura Gamboa |Jen Patja
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In recent years, political scientists have given a great deal of attention to “democratic backsliding”—the slow erosion of democracy by aspiring authoritarians. The events of the last several months in the United States—with attacks from the Trump administration on the press, higher education, and any center of power outside the White House—make this research all the more relevant.
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1 week ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Quinta Jurecic |Kathleen Romig |Devin O'Connor |Jen Patja
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As the Trump administration seeks to escalate its immigration crackdown, the government has turned to a concerning source of information for data on immigrants: the Social Security Administration.
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1 week ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Tanvi Madan |Jen Patja
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For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman interviewed Tanvi Madan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, to discuss the April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir. Madan explains how the crisis has evolved, the escalation options available to India, and the limited influence of the United States, China, and other powers to contain the crisis.
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2 weeks ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Michael Sulmeyer |Jen Patja
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For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman interviewed Michael Sulmeyer, who was the top Defense official for all aspects of cyber policy in the Biden administration. Sulmeyer discusses the cyber threat landscape, different roles and missions, how Artificial Intelligence might be leveraged, and the key role of allies in cyberdefense, among other issues.
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3 weeks ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Benjamin Wittes |Anna Bower |Roger Parloff |Jen Patja
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On April 15, Judge Paula held a hearing in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man deported by accident to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Lawfare Senior Editors Roger Parloff and Anna Bower covered the hearing live and debriefed on it with Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes immediately afterwards. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare.
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4 weeks ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Natalie Orpett |Jonathan Lowy |Chantal Flores |Jen Patja
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The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in the case of Mexico v. Smith & Wesson, a groundbreaking case brought by the government of Mexico that seeks to hold U.S. gun manufacturers accountable for cartels' use of American weapons to perpetrate violence in Mexico.
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1 month ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Tom Karako |Jen Patja
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For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman interviewed Tom Karako, the Director of the Missile Defense Program at CSIS, to discuss the Trump administration's missile defense proposals known as "Golden Dome." Karako explains the purpose of Golden Dome, its feasibility and cost, the likely reactions of China and Russia, and what realistic success would look like.
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1 month ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Anna Hickey |Erin Sikorsky |Jen Patja
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Lawfare Associate Editor for Communications Anna Hickey spoke to Director of the Center for Climate Security Erin Sikorsky about the omission of climate change from the Annual Threat Assessment, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s testimony in front of Congress, and the national security risks of climate change. Read Sikorsky’s article here.
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1 month ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Kevin Frazier |Adam Thierer |Jen Patja
Kevin Frazier is an AI Innovation and Law Fellow at UT Austin School of Law and Contributing Editor at Lawfare .
Adam Thierer is a senior fellow for the Technology & Innovation team at the R Street Institute.
Jen Patja is the editor and producer of the and .
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1 month ago | 
lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Natan Sachs |Jen Patja
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For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman interviewed Natan Sachs, the Director of the Middle East Program of the Brookings Institution, to discuss Israel's turbulent domestic situation and the renewal of the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.
