Rational Security
The Lawfare InstituteA weekly discussion of national security and foreign policy matters hosted by Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 579 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsGovernmentNews | |||
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This week, Scott sat down with his colleagues Lawfare Senior Editors Kevin Frazier and Roger Parloff, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to t... more
This week, Scott celebrated the fifth anniversary of Rational Security 2.0 with the return of co-hosts emeriti Shane Harris, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes. In varying degrees of witheringness, the four sat in brutal judgment of this year’s Hot ... more
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Senior Editors Molly Roberts and Eric Columbus, and Contributing Editor Renée DiResta, to talk through the week’s big domestic news stories, including:
* “Signed, Sealed, Undelivered.” As the fi... more
This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes, Public Service Fellow Julia Curlee, and Contributing Editor Alex Zerden to talk through the week’s big news in national security, including:
* “Skynet’s the Limi... more
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- Less repetition of what you wrote/said elsewhere. More conversation. More digging in.
Appreciate this show when the panel remembers it is a round table and actually have conversations. Leave the minutiae and expertise vomit for in depth podcasts. In general, RatSec needs to limit what of other Lawfare podcast topics get repeated here. Refer to the episode of the relevant podcast and restate minimally what was covered there. Also, too many contributors spent too much time in high school forensics, unnecessarily complicated wording and verbose discussions of minutiae that just d... more
Apple Podcasts4greyhound-daddy
United States4 months ago - Pro-Israel Propaganda Dressed As Analysis - LISTEN WITH CAUTION PRESENTERS MOST LIKELY FUNDED BY IDF
A complete joke. Three Israeli backed “presenters” regard Iran, a 5000 year plus civilisation in the region as the “major destabilising force”, when Israel from it’s founding started with violence and continued and continues with violence. Your analysis is not just flawed but of no consequence to the reality.
Israel dragged Trump into a war he has LOST. Israel doesn’t care about the US, it wanted to shore up war criminal prime minister Netanyahu before the upcoming elections, given his failure ... more
Apple Podcasts1Vitas7890
United Kingdom5 months ago - What?
I respected this podcast until I heard the unadulterated praise for For All Mankind, by far the most ridiculous and sanitary of all Apple TV shows. I seriously question Scott’s judgment now. I’m not sure I can put this behind me.
Apple Podcasts3Greg DudekUnited States6 months ago - Empire Podcast
In addition to The Rest is History podcast, I recommend The Empire podcast with William Dalrymple and Anita Anan.
Apple Podcasts5PudelmomUnited States6 months ago - That terrible feeling
That terrible feeling when you realize that all the foreign policy commenters you’ve been listening to are “both sides” fake moderate Trump apologists just dying to explain to you why it’s ok to target journalists . I keep on thinking I wanna hear from people who used to work in law-enforcement, when trying to understand what our current law-enforcement is doing. And then I remember, all those people used to work in law-enforcement…
Apple Podcasts1SKNEILUnited States7 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #170 | United States/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #200 |  Canada/News/Politics |
Apple Podcasts | #215 |  Australia/News/Politics |
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A rigorous roundtable focusing on national security, foreign policy, and law, with deep dives into governance, geopolitics, and policy implications. Episodes frequently feature analyses of U.S. strategy, international law, alliance dynamics, and emerging tech policy, often anchored byLawfare editors and seasoned practitioners. Notable strengths include sharp legal and policy framing, strong guest expertise from think tanks and government, and a balance of technical detail with accessible discussion. Potential listeners include policy professionals, researchers, lawyers, and decision-makers seeking compact, high-signal analysis on current security issues and regulatory debates.
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Recent guests on Rational Security include:
1. Julia Curlee
2. Mike Feinberg
3. Renée DiResta
4. Benjamin Wittes
5. Michael Feinberg
6. Ariane Tabatabai
7. Alan Rozenshtein
8. Nastya Lapatina
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