{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/61383e04854b18001339d3a2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rational Security 2.0, The \"Bloodless Coup\" Edition","description":"<p>On this premiere episode of Rational Security 2.0, new hosts Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott R. Anderson are joined by special guest Benjamin Wittes to discuss: the Taliban's <a href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/7/taliban-announce-acting-ministers-of-new-government\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new government</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/07/world/afghanistan-news\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">brutal way</a> it <a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/will-taliban-regime-survive\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seems to be governing</a>&nbsp;(especially <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/13/the-other-afghan-women\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in relation to women</a>); the Biden administration's <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-asylum-border.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">border</a> <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/06/biden-remain-in-mexico-policy-509436\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">policies</a>, and why they're facing <a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/courts-restore-remain-mexico-program-end-judicial-deference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">trouble in the courts</a>; and our summer from hell: are recent heat waves, wildfires, and floods now a <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/04/climate-disaster-hurricane-ida/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">permanent part of the American experience</a>, and will this <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/climate/climate-change-congress.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">change the political calculus</a> on climate change?</p><p><br></p><p>For object lessons, Alan testified to the charms of Duluth, Minnesota; Ben talked about his efforts to shrink his carbon footprint, including by building <em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>a new conference table; Quinta discussed an exciting new line of action figures taking toy stores by storm (pictured below); and Scott explained why the end of the global pandemic may just taste like pumpkin beer.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Rational Security is a product of <a href=\"http://www.lawfareblog.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lawfare</em></a>. Be sure to visit Rational Security's <a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/topic/rational-security\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">show page</a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">support <em>Lawfare </em>on Patreon</a> to gain access to ad-free podcast feeds and other benefits.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}