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Rational Security: The "Je Suis Francis" Edition
Tamara talks about Russia's intervention in Syria. Good luck with that. Shane discusses the U.S. and China's contemplation of a “cyber arms treaty.” Good luck with that too. And I talk about the New York... -
Rational Security: The "Let's Ignore the Debate" Edition
Tired of hearing about the debate? So were we—before it even started. So we pretended it wasn't happening. -
Rational Security, the "Abu Bakr Bicker Backer Whatever" Edition
Donald Trump reveals that he doesn’t know the names of the heads of the world’s biggest terrorist organizations. Shane asks whether that disqualifies him to be commander-in-chief. Turns out killing Anwar... -
Rational Security: The "Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend" Edition
Gen. David Petraeus has a new plan for fighting ISIS. Is it smart or is it totally nuts? Tamara talks about a new article by William McCants that takes us deep inside the mind and menace of Abu Bakr al-B... -
Rational Security, the "Don’t Check Your 401(k)” Edition
This week on Rational Security: We speculate wildly on how China’s economic free fall could affect U.S. national security? What does international law have to say about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? And ... -
Rational Security: The "Rested But By No Means Ready" Edition
The Rational Security team is back in in action this week. Shane is back from Maine. I'm back from Israel. And Tamara is back from not being away. On this week's show, the top ISIS fighter in U.S. custod... -
Rational Security: The "Empty Chair" Edition
On this week's episode, Shane abandons Tamara and me and goes on vacation. His empty chair is filled by Dan Byman, who brings a large Yemeni dagger and a National Counterterrorism Center Calendar, which ... -
Rational Security, the "What Happens in Aspen" Edition
In my humble opinion, this is the best episode yet of Rational Security. If you've never listened to it before, check this one out. Shane, Tamara, and I discuss whether notorious Taliban leader Mullah Om... -
Rational Security, "The Chinese Cookie Monster" Edition
This week on the show, Shane and I are abandoned by Tamara, who has run off to the Aspen Security Forum—to which neither of us were invited. So we bring back special guest Wells Bennett, and invite Lawfa... -
Rational Security, the "Let's All Go Dark" Edition
This week on Rational Security, FBI Director James Comey goes to Capitol Hill to talk about “going dark,” and the gang discusses his reception in two Senate committees. Former officials are expressing co... -
Rational Security, the "War on the War on Terror" Edition
This week on Rational Security, senators call for hearings on domestic terrorism in the wake of the Charleston shootings. Do we need a new National Commission on the War on Terrorism? And a cat fight bet... -
Rational Security, The "Schake and Awe" Edition
This week on Rational Security, Kori Schake of the Hoover Institution joins us to discuss whether the shooting of nine people in Charleston, SC, was an act of terrorism, what happens now that Chinese spi...
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