{"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/658c9cb73bfd5a00179f1d37?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The “Unboxing Day” Edition","description":"<p>This week, Quinta and Scott rang in the New Year with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes by discussing some listener-submitted topics, including:</p><ul><li>What does the AUKUS deal mean for the Five Eyes intelligence relationship?</li><li>How can courts enforce a gag order against former President Trump?</li><li>What would a President Nikki Haley mean for the Republican Party’s foreign policy?</li><li>Which is better, wizards or fighters?</li><li>Could anything stop former President Trump from appointing a cabinet of loyalists if elected back into the White House?</li><li>How is misinformation impacting public understandings of the Gaza conflict?</li><li>What advice would you give to folks beginning law school—and those married to them?</li><li>Could we just do away with hard printouts of classified information altogether?</li><li>How will China’s economic and demographic challenges impact its decision-making on Taiwan?</li><li>What does Prighozin’s death mean for Wagner in Africa?</li><li>What was your most (or least) favorite media of the year?</li></ul><p>As for object lessons, they shared several sent in by listeners, including:</p><ul><li>The video game&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.obsidian.net/games/pentiment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pentiment</a>, a murder mystery set in Renaissance Bavaria;</li><li>The book&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.orenkessler.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of Middle East Conflict</a>”&nbsp;by Oren Kessler;</li><li>The “anti-reactionary conservative news site”&nbsp;<a href=\"https://thedispatch.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Dispatch</a>, including its podcasts&nbsp;<a href=\"https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Advisory Opinions</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Remnant</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Dispatch Podcast</a>;</li><li>The book&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324006206\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Three Dangerous Men</a>”&nbsp;by Seth Jones, examining military leaders in China, Iran, and Russia;</li><li>The book&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.davidgrann.com/book/killers-of-the-flower-moon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Killers of the Flower Moon</a>”<em>&nbsp;</em>by David Grann (but not the movie);</li><li>The podcast&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-prince\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Prince</a>”<em>&nbsp;</em>about the rise of Xi Jinping (along with&nbsp;The Economist’s other phenomenal podcast work);</li><li>The book&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25666062\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People</a>” by Thomas Frank;</li><li>The new book&nbsp;“<a href=\"https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5846/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">For the People, For the Country</a>” by John Ragosta, a political biography of Patrick Henry;</li><li>And&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;as the hot new social networking site!</li></ul><p>Thank you to everyone for listening to <em>Rational Security </em>and supporting <em>Lawfare</em> throughout the year. We hope you enjoy a Happy New Year, and we will be back in your feeds in 2024!</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}