# The Lawfare Podcast A podcast by The Lawfare Institute. The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c ## Latest episodes - [Lawfare Daily: Escalate to What End? Trump's Plan for the Iran War After the Midterms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/f73dfa0a95be) (2026-10-27, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ada786e13113bbc7646907e/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 23](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/db05175d2ad7) (2026-10-26, 112 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6adeb399d10dc4428d3f24fc/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Bribery and the Second Trump Administration with John Keller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/3a7640278ccf) (2026-10-25, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6adb84974395ebfbf151d1a5/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Ukraine, ATACMS, and Putin’s Nuclear Threats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/78f148718f2c) (2026-10-24, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6adb84694395ebfbf151c010/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: What We're Worried About for the Elections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/b76d267bc0a2) (2026-10-23, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ada74630a858cda448e364f/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: The "Snifting Up to Boston" Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/05d5e1570359) (2026-10-22, 91 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad9493813113bbc7609bca9/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: AI, Child Safety, and the Law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/170216f6cdd7) (2026-10-22, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad9300a85adacac7df03ca1/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Investigating AI Cyber Risks, with Asad Ramzanali](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/15fcf17c24ce) (2026-10-21, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad7b97385adacac7d71910a/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Live: East Potomac Park Hearing Dispatch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/afee16de54a1) (2026-10-20, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad7793e8b2ae9105f14afed/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Coming Winter and the Latest Betrayal of Ukraine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/adf0f696e744) (2026-10-20, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad66a32c23d575312f893af/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 16](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/2c832e0b06e2) (2026-10-19, 114 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad59102c81d0717f1ef8f69/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Paul Massaro on the United States’ Latest Efforts to Combat Corruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/f5ec76578825) (2026-10-18, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad13b9d94a3daa98eccb7d2/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: An Investigation into Russian State Media and Disinformation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/c46fccca6142) (2026-10-17, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad13b6f8f90a39dfcca884b/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The New Command Economy with Kristen Eichensehr and Ashley Deeks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/9b4963605661) (2026-10-16, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad10f3b2c705f746c601b65/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: The “Cooking With Gas!” Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/5dcb901394f1) (2026-10-15, 83 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ad0dfa2e65da00825dc3963/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Breaking Down Trump’s Diesel Deal with Russia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/93731e6333a3) (2026-10-15, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6acfee9c68b7ce6ffb3929e7/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Spy Who Changed the Cold War in the Middle East](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/b01bc24553b0) (2026-10-14, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aceac123b41843137cb1bcb/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 9th](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/7ffd62104f8f) (2026-10-13, 102 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6acd95393dc1c1be4aa65ec0/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Energy Security, Data Centers, and AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/4135775beb12) (2026-10-12, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac9349739599f7c5679d028/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: President Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/ac554353fa4d) (2026-10-11, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac93403e53019e890fc6fd4/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: National Security and the 2024 Election, Election Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/e9c4a5bb1638) (2026-10-10, 87 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac93345f38f25c0f09917f1/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq and the Future of the Iraq-U.S. Relationship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/f73ac09602d9) (2026-10-09, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac7a9dd8f34078889ad5227/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: The “Too Much Molly” Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/3ee15b2151ab) (2026-10-08, 82 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac6d12d8f90a39dfc8ad8b7/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Gulf Countries Hedging Amid Iran War Debacle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/7540f20be823) (2026-10-08, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac69d0b5f788808a738ac4b/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: ‘Crossing the Red Line’ in Gaza with Akbar Shahid Ahmed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/8e937c868ead) (2026-10-07, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac3c7796c844f245f855c7f/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: A Progress Report on the War on Terrorism with Peter Bergen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/728e67f4a41d) (2026-10-06, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac3c6217c84f5d4dd53a9d8/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/ae24551dc705) (2026-10-05, 100 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ac31bca8da1db2e6f9a20ca/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Nayib Bukele's Crackdown on Dissent in El Salvador](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/3ee49b20bb70) (2026-10-04, 53 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abfb9ce0d8a484144c6b8e8/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Reparations for Russia's Aggression Against Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi and Patrick Pearsall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/f129ef5f79e1) (2026-10-03, 74 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abfb9a15558f9dbe257ba4c/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trump-Xi Summit and U.S.-China AI Competition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/c553f9cfdeb4) (2026-10-02, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abe820490f8a952d48470df/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: The “Techs Appeal” Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/daea4b65fcca) (2026-10-01, 64 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abe7e3e90f8a952d4820e61/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Remaking of the Department of Defense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/cd3cd35b4d70) (2026-10-01, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abbc4078ec4e79ce64d1531/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Did Washington Walk Into Beijing’s Trap? Xi’s State Visit with Jonathan Czin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/050653cbf451) (2026-09-30, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abbc2be58bacc11cb34eb89/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Live: Debriefing the D.C. Circuit's Argument Over Contempt Inquiry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/cdd27bbdbbaa) (2026-09-29, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abc0e81e1bd8d0f19a683ab/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Policy Implications of the AI Vibe Shift](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/bf101594c7b0) (2026-09-29, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6abacaca58bacc11cbe51f14/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, September 25](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/be401428eafd) (2026-09-28, 94 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab9c91abd67ce4b53b8104c/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Mikhail Zygar on Putin, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Press Freedom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/a0fbb5ad834e) (2026-09-27, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab734ffc974afb154760112/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Robert Mahari on Addictive Intelligence, Digital Attachment Disorders, and Other AI-related Concerns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/7437fc90ff24) (2026-09-26, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab733ff554d86cd552e2a48/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Iran War Update—and How We Got Here](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/39b11440fb26) (2026-09-25, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab5aca6554d86cd55e5fb98/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: “The Right Kind of American for Rational Security” Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/3c5a40cc8307) (2026-09-24, 82 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab52c2459a98735e14985ad/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Houthi War Against Saudi Arabia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/f4212be12c9a) (2026-09-24, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab19267d00a4eacd5ca4d59/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Emily Benson on What Economic Security Is, and How We Should Think About It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/07fa81b79333) (2026-09-23, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab1920d1f5b87e535fcba86/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Two Appeals Concerning Alien Enemies Act Removals in Apparent Defiance of a Court Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/7ba186be8ce7) (2026-09-22, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab1918b9def0199ccaaccf9/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, September 18](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/7873a7276919) (2026-09-21, 98 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6ab09ed4119942cbe1033488/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Page Hedley and Gad Weiss on OpenAI’s Latest Corporate Governance Pivot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/1b0817f2b0c8) (2026-09-20, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aad9d8e7aa361c612aaf9d7/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Archive: Conversations from Aspen, Part 1: Shashank Joshi on European Security and Iris Ferguson on the Arctic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/a23991a69e0f) (2026-09-19, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aad9d4b64d244acc60995bb/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Julia Curlee and John Sipher on John Ratcliffe’s Tenure as the Director of Central Intelligence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/aaa4dbef3695) (2026-09-18, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aaaf8927f8a8df433b642f6/media.mp3 - [Rational Security: The “Worlds Colliding” Edition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/c78d6017c774) (2026-09-17, 87 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aabe492fca3d5c77b00499c/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Eileen Guo on Whether “the Censorship-Industrial Complex” Actually Exists](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/859a5a868d09) (2026-09-17, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aaaf7cc4cef87591d500645/media.mp3 - [Lawfare Daily: Far-Right Gains and a Political Reckoning in Germany](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/498897343/d95c53184e10) (2026-09-16, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/e/6aa9c3648a1508074d2fd4e0/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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