Fault Lines: Bipartisanship in NatSec

Lester Munson
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 4:13 PM

The latest episode of Fault Lines.

Published by The Lawfare Institute
in Cooperation With
Brookings

The most contentious election in history is less than two weeks away, but Fault Lines is stepping out of our normal partisan foxholes to talk about the importance of bipartisanship in national security and foreign policy. Les, Jamil, Dana and returning guest Andrew Borene discuss the past, present and potential future of working across the aisle to protect Americans and advance America's interests abroad. When did partisanship actually end at the water's edge? Can we find any areas of agreement anymore? What are the future prospects for agreement on the very real threats facing the United States? All these questions and more answered in this week’s Fault Lines.

In our under the radar segment this week, Les focuses on mounting protests in Thailand, Andrew discusses the recent release of the Irregular Warfare Annex by the Department of Defense, Dana highlights the Trump Administration's attempts to free Austin Tice and Jamil talks about the increasingly fraught relationship between India and China.

Subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, or Acast to hear about the topics dominating headlines, as well as to gain glimpses into the news stories you may have missed every week.


Lester Munson is Vice President, International at BGR Group, a leading government relations firm in Washington, D.C., where he consults with foreign governments, corporations, and advocacy groups. Lester joined BGR Group after a 26-year career on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch. He was most recently Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University and as a principal on the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network.

Subscribe to Lawfare