Rational Security: The “Pun Moll” Edition
The Lawfare Podcast
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🗓️ 4 June 2023
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by their Brookings and Lawfare colleague Molly Reynolds to talk all things Congress in the week’s national security news, including:
- Shattering the Must-Pass Ceiling.” Earlier this week, President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal on raising the debt ceiling, and thereby avoiding a potential financial catastrophe. The question now is whether they can sell it to enough members of Congress, where right-wing members of McCarthy’s caucus are promising to sink it. Will the deal make it through? And if not, what might come next?
- “Recep Tayyip Erdo-won.” After a close fought contest, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emerged victorious from run-offs in Türkiye’s national elections, positioning him for a third term in office and a third decade in power. Does the reelection of the increasingly autocratic figure mean the further decline of Turkish democracy? And Türkiye’s flagging relationship with the West?
- “I’m Sorry, Dave. I’m Afraid That’s Not Regulation.” The head of several leading AI developers are actively urging Congress to regulate the industry—even as they continue to roll out new products to the public with untested capabilities. How seriously should we take this plea? And is it aimed at the right risk?
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| 1:07.7 | I'm John Emmons, internal LawFair with an episode of Rational Security for June 4, |
| 1:21.6 | 2023. For today's episode of the team at LawFair decided to cross post this week's episode |
| 1:26.3 | of Rational Security, the Pun Mall edition. This week, regular host Scott R. Anderson, |
| 1:32.0 | Quintet Jurassic and Alan Rosenstein were joined by Molly Reynolds to discuss the week's |
| 1:35.8 | big national security news stories, including a deal on the debt ceiling between President |
| 1:39.8 | Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, the re-election of Turkish President |
| 1:44.0 | Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the pleas of several prominent leaders in artificial intelligence |
| 1:48.0 | for more regulation from Congress and more. This is Rational Security. |
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