{"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/6256e79f725812001344484f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The \"Boys Next Door\" 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 <em>Lawfare </em>managing editor Jacob Schulz to hash through some of the week's big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“Le Pen 15 Club.” As France enters the final run-off round of its <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/10/french-election-results-2022/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">presidential election</a>, incumbent Emmanuel Macron is being closely trailed by extreme right-wing leader Marine Le Pen. What explains Le Pen’s political potency? And what would a President Le Pen mean for the rest of the world?</li><li>“The Biggest Botnet Takedown Since Geocities Deleted My Transformers FanFiction.” The Justice Department recently revealed that the United States and allied governments have been <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/politics/us-russia-malware-cyberattacks.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">secretly removing Russian malware</a> from global networks in order to thwart potential cyber attacks. What does this strategy tell us about the future of cyber conflict?</li><li>“Don’t Trust the DVE in Apartment 23.” Postal inspectors recently stumbled on a pair of heavily armed men <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/11/men-impersonating-officers-hearing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">impersonating DHS agents</a> while living amidst—and showering expensive gifts on—Secret Service agents and other federal law enforcement officers in a Washington, D.C., apartment complex. What the hell was happening? And should we be concerned?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan invoked his love of nut spreads to endorse \"<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Colle-Del-Gusto-Pistachios-Pistacchiosa/dp/B00O2OKJYM/ref=asc_df_B00O2OKJYM/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=343242877634&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=11621283533463179447&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9019657&amp;hvtargid=pla-781296234361&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=69355982776&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=343242877634&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=11621283533463179447&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9019657&amp;hvtargid=pla-781296234361\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pistacchiosa</a>,\" a Sicilian pistachio spread with which he has recently become enamored.&nbsp;Quinta recommended Jonathan Chait's&nbsp;<a href=\"https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ron-desantis-trumpism.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent article</a>&nbsp;on Ron DeSantis and Trumpism after Trump (as well as the app&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.audm.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audm</a>). Scott recommended the movie&nbsp;<a href=\"https://movies.disney.com/coco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Coco</a>&nbsp;as a next step for those who have gotten sucked into the Disney+ universe by Encanto. And Jacob passed along a representative memento of his recent West Coast trip: the humble (and ubiquitous) skateboard rack.</p><p>Be sure to visit our&nbsp;show&nbsp;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 get a committed ad-free feed&nbsp;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"}