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Saturday, November 14, 2020, 11:45 AM

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Jen Patja Howell shared an episode of the Lawfare Podcast on the electoral defeat of President Trump, in which Benjamin Wittes, Scott Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Jacob Schulz and Susan Hennessey discussed the upcoming transition to a Biden administration: Benjamin Wittes <a /articles>announced</a> that Alexander Vindman, former Army lieutenant colonel and National Security Council staffer, has joined the Lawfare team. Robert Chesney and Steve Vladeck <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the National Security Law Podcast featuring a conversation about the U.S. election: <iframe width="100%" src="https://player.blubrry.com/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnational_security_law_podcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnational_security_law_podcast%2FNSL_Episode_183.mp3&podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalsecuritylawpodcast.com%2Fepisode-183-its-late-and-were-loopy%2F#darkOrLight-light&shownotes-ffffff&shownotesBackground-444444&download-ffffff&downloadBackground-003366&subscribe-ffffff&subscribeBackground-fb8c00&share-ffffff&shareBackground-1976d2" scrolling="no" id="blubrryplayer-2" height="138px" frameborder="0" class="blubrryplayer"/> Wittes <a /articles>assessed</a> the president’s ability to overturn a U.S. election that he unambiguously lost. Susan Hennessey <a /articles>discussed</a> how Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist, came to be named as general counsel of the National Security Agency and presented paths forward for a Biden administration to deal with the appointment. Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the Lawfare Podcast entitled “Firings, Transitions and Staffing, Oh My!” in which Benjamin Wittes sat down with Steve Vladeck, Susan Hennessey and Scott Anderson to discuss President Trump’s recent removal of staff in his administration:<iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16747202/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Tia Sewell <a /articles>shared</a> the Senate Judiciary Committee’s fourth oversight hearing on the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, in which former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testified. Jen Patja Howell shared an episode of Rational Security: “The Peaceful(ish) Transfer of Power Edition.” Recorded before a live audience as part of Lawfare Live, it featured questions from the audience:<iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16777883/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Video of the event, available to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lawfare">members of Lawfare Live</a>, is <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rational-security-livehttps://www.crowdcast.io/e/rational-security-live">available here</a>: <center><iframe width="100%" webkitallowfullscreen="true" style="border: 1px solid #EEE;border-radius:3px" src="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rational-security-live?navlinks=false&embed=true" mozallowfullscreen="true" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" height="800" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" allow="microphone; camera;"/><a style="color: #aaa; font-family: 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;text-decoration: none;display: block;text-align: center;font-size: 13px;padding: 5px 0" ng-href="https://www.crowdcast.io/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=embed">powered by Crowdcast</a></center> Rohini Kurup <a /articles>shared</a> a complaint from a U.S. district court charging a man in connection with threatening on social media to kill protestors, law enforcement officers and politicians in retaliation for the U.S. presidential election. Robert Chesney and Steve Vladeck <a /articles>shared</a> this week’s episode of the National Security Law Podcast featuring discussion and debate on the law governing the General Services Administration and support for presidential transitions and TikTok talk, among other things: <iframe width="100%" src="https://player.blubrry.com/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnational_security_law_podcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnational_security_law_podcast%2FNSL_Episode_184.mp3&podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalsecuritylawpodcast.com%2Fepisode-184-make-rule-11-great-again%2F#darkOrLight-light&shownotes-ffffff&shownotesBackground-444444&download-ffffff&downloadBackground-003366&subscribe-ffffff&subscribeBackground-fb8c00&share-ffffff&shareBackground-1976d2" scrolling="no" id="blubrryplayer-2" height="138px" frameborder="0" class="blubrryplayer"/> Jacob Schulz <a /articles>dissected</a> a new charge against Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, in connection with alleged campaign contributions from the Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Lester Munson <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of Fault Lines featuring conversation on the first 100 days of foreign policy under a Biden administration: <iframe width="100%" src="https://player.acast.com/faultlines/episodes/episode-50" height="110px" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay"/> Adam Mount and Pranay Vaddi <a /articles>examined</a> proposals to revise nuclear authorization procedures and argued that the U.S. should establish better policies to consult with allies and assess strike legality. Matthew Waxman <a /articles>discussed</a> how the U.S. Constitution allocates power to launch cyberattacks against American adversaries. Jen Patja Howell <a /articles>shared</a> an episode of the Lawfare Podcast featuring an interview with Kori Schake, who leads the foreign policy and defense policy team at the American Enterprise Institute, on the president’s recent firings at the Pentagon:<iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16793993/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Valentin Weber <a /articles>explained</a> how China’s efforts to disincentivize encryption in order to further control information in the state have created cyber vulnerabilities for Beijing. Yaya J. Fanusie <a /articles>warned</a> that China’s launch of a new blockchain network poses a unique threat to U.S. interests. Lindsay Gorman <a /articles>presented</a> a path forward for U.S. policy on TikTok. Howell <a /articles>shared</a> this week’s episode from the Lawfare Podcast’s "Arbiters of Truth" series on disinformation, in which Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Marietja Schaake about Europe and the regulation of tech platforms:<iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16779509/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Muhammad Fraser-Rahim <a /articles>argued</a> that Nigeria’s #EndSars campaign led by the country’s youth is about more than one police unit’s misconduct and explained why the movement seems likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Stewart Baker <a /articles>shared</a> this week’s episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring an interview with Dr. Peter Pry of the EMP Commission on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, among other things:<iframe width="100%" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16754978/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" scrolling="no" height="90"/> Loqman Radpey <a /articles>assessed</a> whether Kurds seeking self-governance in northern Syria are protected by international law. Javid Dharas <a /articles>explained</a> how the Excepted Foreign States provision of CFIUS offers a new lever for the U.S. to enhance its economic security through cooperation with allies. And that was the week that was.

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Tia Sewell is a former associate editor of Lawfare. She studied international relations and economics at Stanford University and is now a master’s student in international security at Sciences Po in Paris.

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