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The Just Security Podcast: What’s Behind the Justice Department’s FARA Announcement?

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Published on September 25, 2026

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Host David Aaron joins Adam Hickey to discuss an unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agent Registration Act and Section 951.

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David Aaron

David Aaron (Bluesky - LinkedIn - X) is a Senior Counsel at the Washington, D.C. and New York offices of a global law firm and a Visiting Professor at Wesleyan University. David is a former federal prosecutor and intelligence attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division and a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.

Adam Hickey

Adam Hickey (LinkedIn) is a partner in the Cybersecurity, National Security, and Government Investigations practice groups of Mayer Brown LLP.

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