

How big is the risk of such an impasse? What could it mean for U.S. How does this brutal act fit into Russia’s global strategy? And how should the United States and its allies respond?“It’s a War on War.” The culture war is now taking on actual war, as House Republicans have passed a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) laden with provisions that target Defense Department policies relating to abortion, DEI, and LGBTQ+ issues - measures that are certain not to make it through the Democrat-controlled Senate and may end up putting the annual bill at risk of not being passed at all. Now not only is that avenue cut off, but Russian forces are attacking grain facilities in Odessa, threatening the global food supply.

It involves sandwiches.) But they did chat through some of the week's other big national security news, including:“Against the Grain.” Russia backed out of the Turkey-facilitated Black Sea Grain Initiative this past week, which had allowed much needed Ukrainian grain to arrive in markets, largely in the developing world.

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott got together to NOT talk about that ONE big story that's not quite ripe yet. residents to run and get the cocomotion, rum distillery Cotton & Reed's incredibly delicious rendition of a fermented piña colada, before temperatures get too chilly and Shane doubled down on the Queen's endorsement of her new favorite show, Line of Duty.īe sure to visit our show page at to follow us on Twitter at Rational Security listeners can now get a committed ad-free feed by becoming a Lawfare material supporter at Show more “You Got Served”: Will the January 6 committee get the testimony and documents it is demanding, over former President Trump’s open direction not to cooperate?įor object lessons, Alan steered listeners to do some self-guided learning via the Great Courses Plus program Quinta brought some attention to the unique items former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham chose to put in her background during her recent appearance on Meet the Press Scott encouraged D.C.“Turn After Leaving”: Is the intelligence community executing its own pivot to Asia-and will the post-withdrawal collapse of Afghanistan stymie its effort?.Navy employee and his wife attempt to smuggle nuclear secrets to inside a peanut butter sandwich? And why did that country turn them over to FBI instead? “The Hunt for Bread October”: Which country did a U.S.This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by Rational Security forefather and Washington Post reporter Shane Harris to discuss:
