{"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/61952f360bf2de001300eddd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The “SPAAACE LAAAW” Edition","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest,&nbsp;<em>Lawfare</em> chief operating officer David Priess! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>“In Byelorussia, Everything . . . Everything is Just Awful”: In an effort to hit back over sanctions, the authoritarian regime in Belarus is <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/world/europe/poland-belarus-border-crisis.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">deliberately admitting refugees</a> only to channel them across its borders with the European Union. How should Europe respond?</li><li>“Taking ‘Tourist Trap’ Too Literally”: In recent years, foreign governments have taken an <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2021/hostage-taking-americans-foreign-governments/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unprecedented number of U.S. nationals as effective hostages</a>. Is this a failure of U.S. deterrence? Or something else entirely?</li><li>“Space: The Littered Frontier”: A Russian test of an anti-satellite weapon has <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/science/russia-anti-satellite-missile-test-debris.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scattered refuse across outer space</a>, threatening the safety of astronauts and potentially complicating space travel in the future.</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Scott made a PSA about&nbsp;<em>Lawfare</em>'s upcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/join-us-student-contributor-program-information-session\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">online info session</a>&nbsp;for law students interested in becoming student contributors, taking place this Thursday! Quinta brought attention to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/11/inside-felicia-sonmezs-war-against-the-washington-post.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent article</a>&nbsp;on former&nbsp;Washington Post&nbsp;reporter Felicia Somnez and her disturbing treatment after coming forward with her experience being sexually assaulted. Alan endorsed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bonnemaman.us/2021-advent-calendar.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bonne Maman jam-based advent calendar</a>&nbsp;he is using (and abusing). Scott urged listeners to check out the <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJpkGPtAHE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming season of&nbsp;\"The Expanse\"</a><em>&nbsp;</em>and to keep an eye out for new about the forthcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https://deadline.com/2021/11/bradley-cooper-set-hyperion-at-warner-bros-with-graham-king-1234865881/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">film adaptation of&nbsp;\"Hyperion.\"</a> And David encouraged RatSec fans to check out the latest&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>podcast offering,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lawfareblog.com/topic/chatter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chatter</a>, a long form interview podcast exploring the fringes of national security and culture, which he is co-hosting along with former RatSec host Shane Harris!</p><p>Be sure to visit our show page at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lawfareblog.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.lawfareblog.com</a>&nbsp;and to follow us on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/RatlSecurity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@RatlSecurity</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>And Rational Security listeners can now get a committed ad-free feed by becoming a <em>Lawfare</em> material supporter at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lawfare</a>!</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}