The "Red Rover" Edition

This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Executive Editor Natalie Orpett and Public Service Fellow Julia Curlee to talk through the week’s big news in national security, including:"The Xi-Quel." This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a thre ...  Show more

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 talk through the week’s big nat ...  Show more

Five Americans are expected to be released from prison in Iran today. President Joe Biden is facing some diplomatic and economic tests this week. Meanwhile the auto workers strike is putting him in a tough position. Two pilots have died after their planes crashed at an air show i ...  Show more

Five Americans are expected to be freed today in a swap deal with Iran. The disappearance of China's defence minister is the latest in a string of upheavals in the country's top ranks. What does it all mean for President Xi Jinping's rule? Russia goes head to head with Ukraine at ...  Show more

Displaced civilians are starting to return to their homes in Israel and Lebanon hours into a 60-day ceasefire. Elon Musk has publicized the names of some government employees he wants to cut, which is terrifying some federal workers. The US and China conducted a prisoner swap. A ...  Show more

Biden announces a ceasefire deal between Hebollah and Israel. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Rep. Ro Khanna stated that Democrats are open to working with Elon Musk’s DOGE to reduce the defense budget. A Trump adviser has been accused of seek ...  Show more