Rational Security: The “Meatlovers” Edition
The Lawfare Podcast
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🗓️ 4 February 2024
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
This week on Rational Security, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes to talk over the meaty week of national security news, including:
- “The Neighborhood is Getting Worse.” Three American service members were killed in a drone attack committed by Iran-backed militias in Jordan this past weekend. The Biden administration has promised a military response, but one of the groups believed to be responsible has just declared a unilateral ceasefire, seemingly at Iran’s urging. How should the United States respond? And what will the regional ramifications be?
- “Don’t Seek Redress in Texas.” Texas governor Greg Abbott has opted to ignore a federal court ruling demanding that he take down barriers on the Rio Grande, on the basis of a novel (and highly dubious) legal theory asserting that the state has the exclusive constitutional authority to defend itself from invasion by migrants. How should the Biden administration respond?
- “Provisional Victory?” The International Court of Justice has issued provisional measures in the genocide case against Israel over its Gaza operations, directing it to punish genocidal rhetoric and allow in humanitarian assistance but stopping short of requiring a ceasefire. Is this a vindication of Israel’s actions or a condemnation? And what will it mean for the trajectory of the conflict?
For object lessons, Quinta celebrated the chaos of the New Jersey Democratic Senate primary. Scott highlighted the latest new feature at Lawfare: transcripts of its podcasts. And Ben gave Scott a very special gift, with which he is certain to put an eye out.
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| 1:16.3 | For today's episode, the team at Law Fair decided to cross post this week's episode of Rational |
| 1:20.6 | Security. |
| 1:21.6 | A Roundtable podcast hosted by Quinta Jurassic, Scott |
| 1:24.7 | R Anderson, and Alan Z. Rosenstein, in which they discuss the week's top national |
| 1:29.1 | security news stories. Today's episode is entitled The Meat Lover's Edition. |
| 1:33.4 | In the episode, Jurassic and Anderson were joined by Benjamin Wittis to talk about the recent |
| 1:38.0 | joint attack by Iran-backed militias against a U.S. military base in Jordan in which three soldiers were killed. |
| 1:44.8 | The dubious legal theory Texas Governor Greg Abbott is using to dismiss a federal court ruling |
| 1:49.8 | demanding that he take down barriers on the Rio Grande, |
| 1:52.8 | the International Court of Justice's provisional measures |
| 1:55.5 | in the genocide case against Israel |
| 1:57.6 | over its Gaza operations and more. |
| 2:00.3 | This is National Security. |
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