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Episode 125: Worst of Both Worlds

• June 18, 2019
• Tagged as: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act, Article II, Borg, citizen rescue, CMCR, countermeasures, CYBERCOM, declaration of war, defense of nationals, double-jeopardy, GTMO, Guantanamo, hackback, hostage rescue, hostilities, internationally wrongful act, Iran, Libya, Military Commissions, Nashiri, national self defense, Persian Gulf of Tonkin, Rep. Graves, Russia, SCOTUS, separate sovereigns, sovereignty, stare decisis, STTNG, War Powers, WPR

We are back with the latest national security law news, with your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney explaining, debating, and–let’s face it–geeking out.  This week we’ve got: War Powers: The latest events in the…

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Episode 123: Our Gym Was Named for the Espionage Act Guy???

• May 28, 2019
• Tagged as: Bivens, Border Wall, cross-border shooting, Espionage Act, First Amendment, Hamas, Hernandez v. Mesa, ITLOS, Judge Ellis, Judge Gilliam, Julian Assange, Kerch Strait, Mark Domingo, material support, Pentagon Papers, Russia, SCOTUS, Section 2808, Section 284, Sierra Club v. Trump, Thomas Watt Gregory, Ukraine, UNCLOS, United States v. Domingo, United States v. Rosen, United States v. Xie

In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate an array of recent national security law developments including: Assange & the Espionage Act: DOJ has…

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Episode 101: “To me, [this podcast] is perfect”

• November 27, 2018
• Tagged as: arms dealer, Billy Mack, border, border wars, cabinet order, cert. before judgment, Chemical Weapons Convention, Chief of Staff Kelly, Crime, CWC, drone strikes, extradition, Hungary, John Kelly, Kerch Strait, Love Actually, Lyubishin, Noel Francisco, PCA, Posse Comitatus Act, POWs, public display of prisoners, RCA, Riot Control Agents, ROE, Russia, Sea of Azov, Solicitor General, Spencer Ackerman, Tear Gas, Ukraine

And we’re back, full of turkey and much else besides!  We hope you all had a restful and grateful Thanksgiving (or, for our non-American listeners, that you had a wonderful ordinary work week), and are…

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Episode 100! Trumplandia: If I Did It…

• November 14, 2018
• Tagged as: CMCR, FSIA, GTMO, Islamic State, Military Commissions, Nashiri, OLC, Pyotr Rasputin, Russia, Syria, Trumplandia, War Powers, whole tort

It finally happened: a live episode, on the occasion of our 100th episode! Today we recorded at American University Washington College of Law thanks to the good offices of our friend–and co-host this week–Prof. Jen…

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Episode 83: [Steve] Is the Kiss of Death

• July 25, 2018
• Tagged as: Ambassador McFaul, Article II, Brad Moss, Carter Page, death penalty, Doe v. Mattis, Dwayne Johnson, extradition, FBI, FISA, FISC, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Goldberg v. Kelly, GTMO, Guantanamo, Ibraheem Musaibli, IS, Islamic State, Lawfare, material support, military commission, military detention, MLAT, Moana, mutual legal assistance, National Security Law, probable cause, procedural due process, Russia, Samantha Elhassani, SDF, security clearance, Syria, the Beatles, The Rock, Valentine, verification, warrant, Woods Procedures

Welcome to the latest National Security Law Podcast episode.  Though Steve and Bobby both have been moonlighting (here is Steve on the Lawfare Podcast and here’s Bobby on the Cyber Law Podcast), there’s no place like…

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Episode 82: Helsinki…Sweden!

• July 17, 2018
• Tagged as: al-Bihani, Bolton, casebook, CMCR, Coats, cyber, Dan Coats, Danielle Citron, deep fake, deep fakes, Die Hard, DNI, Doe v. Mattis, DOJ, GRU, GTMO, Helsinki, Huntsmann, indictment, Judge Chutkan, Judge Kavanaugh, Justice Kennedy, Lucia, Military Commissions, Mueller, National Security Division, National Security Law, NDAA, NSD, ODNI, Periodic Review Board, Pompeo, PRB, Press Conference, Putin, Russia, SCOTUS, Senator Rubio, Trump

Another busy week for the National Security Law Podcast!  Buckle up for: “The Press Conference” and its aftermath – Your co-hosts agree that it was a fiasco, but they disagree sharply on whether administration officials…

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Episode 72: This Podcast Was Recorded Before, On, or After 9/11

• May 1, 2018
• Tagged as: 9/11, al-Hawsawi, armed conflict, Avengers, CIA, detainee, Doe v. Mattis, FISA, FISC, Grassley, GTMO, habeas, Hawsawi, hostilities, HPSCI, Iraq, IS, Islamic State, Johnson v. CIA, Judge McMahon, Judge Pohl, KSM, Logan Act, major combat operations, Military Commissions Act, military commmissions, Mueller, Munaf, NBA, personal jurisdiction, Russia, selective disclosure, Trump, USA Freedom Act, Valentine, Westworld

No shortage of topics this week. Join us as Professors Chesney and Vladeck debate and discuss: United States v. al-Hawsawi, in which Judge Pohl rules that a military commission prosecution can proceed against an accused…

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(Bonus Episode) Ep.70: The Corker-Kaine AUMF

• April 17, 2018
• Tagged as: AUMF, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Chutkan, CLOUD Act, Corker, Doe v. Mattis, Kaine, Microsoft, Mnuchin, Munaf, National Security Law, Nikki Haley, Russia, sanctions, SCOTUS, Trump, vagueness, Valentine

Well, we’re back, 24 hours after dropping Episode 69. Why? 2018, that’s why! Seriously, lot’s to discuss: A deep-dive into the draft 2018 AUMF from Senators Corker and Kaine.  Tune in for a VERY detailed…

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Episode 69: Friday Was Quite a Month

• April 16, 2018
• Tagged as: airstrike, Andy McCabe, armed attack, Article 2(4), Article 51, Attorney-Client Privilege, Black Panther, Category III, chemical weapons, Comey, humanitarian intervention, Justice Jackson, Libya, Mets, Michael Cohen, New York Mets, OIG, OLC, Prize Cases, Rod Rosenstein, Russia, SDNY, Search Warrant, security council, Steel Seizures, Syria, tripartite framework, Trump, UN Charter, unwilling/unable, WMD

In light of the amazing developments last Friday, we decided to move the show up to today.  Tune in for discussion of five things that happened just that one day: A deep dive on the…

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Episode 64: Beware the Ides of CFIUS!

• March 15, 2018
• Tagged as: al Alwi, armed attack, Article 2(4), Article 51, assassination, black site, Broadcom, CAATSA, CFIUS, CIA, confirmation, economic sanctions, Gina Hapsel, HPSCI, interrogation, March Madness, Mike Pompeo, National Security Law, NotPetya, Prime Minister May, Qualcomm, RID, Russia, Section 224, self defense, SSCI, State Department, Tillerson, Torture, Trump, UN Charter, use of force, Waterboarding

So there you are on the beach for spring break, drink in hand and headphones on.  Time for some…National Security Law Podcast!  We’re back with a special midweek episode because, well, we’ll never keep up…