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Just Security Podcast: Britain’s Response to the Russia Spy Poisoning
While it already feels like it happened ages ago, last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May declared the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal on British soil to be…

Episode 64 of the National Security Law Podcast: Beware the Ides of CFIUS!
So there you are on the beach for spring break, drink in hand and headphones on. Time for some…National Security Law Podcast! We’re back with a special midweek episode…

Just Security Podcast: Daphne Eviatar on Military Targeting under Trump
The sharp uptick in civilian casualties from U.S. military operations across the world under President Trump has alarmed human rights lawyers, who say the legal standards for targeting…

Episode 63 of the National Security Law Podcast: Mueller Is the Only Vulcan in the Room
Out on spring break but still listening to the podcast? We love it! Actually, Professor Chesney and I are out on spring break too, but before we left town, we sat down to record…

Episode 62 of the National Security Law Podcast: Wait–We Have to Talk About GATT?!?
It’s not every week on this show that we get to talk about the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade! And if that’s not an appealing…

Just Security Podcast: Sam Vinograd on Kushner’s Security Clearance Downgrade
Earlier this week, Jared Kushner was stripped of his interim top-secret security clearance, limiting his ability to view highly classified intelligence and potentially jeopardizing…

Just Security Podcast: Sam Vinograd on Trump’s Weakness Toward Russia on Syria
Last Friday, I spoke with former National Security Council official Samantha Vinograd about President Trump’s reluctance to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin, and…

Just Security Podcast: New Manafort, Gates Indictments Bring Mueller Investigation Ever Closer to Trump Inner Circle
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a host of new charges this week against former Trump advisers Paul Manafort and Rick Gates (pictured above). The charges, some of which are…