War on the Rocks Podcast: From Polar Presence to Port Security – A Conversation with the Coast Guard Commandant

Nick sat down with United States Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan to discuss the Coast Guard’s global activities, from the Arctic to the Indo-Pacific to the growing digital security challenges to America’s ports.

Source: From Polar Presence to Port Security: A Conversation with the Coast Guard Commandant – War on the Rocks

The Lawfare Podcast: Law Enforcement Hacking as a Tool Against Transnational Cyber Crime

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that the United States lost a record $12.5 billion to various types of cyber crime in 2023. Law enforcement hacking is one tool increasingly used to combat transnational cyber crime. Stephanie Pell, Senior Editor at Lawfare, sat down with Gavin Wilde, Senior Fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Emma Landi, Research Assistant in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to talk about their new paper exploring law enforcement efforts to “hack the hackers” in the fight against cyber crime. They talked about the types of hacking operations performed by law enforcement, when law enforcement may be better suited to address the actions of malicious cyber actors as compared with the military and private sector, and some of the major policy questions posed by law enforcement hacking.

Source: Lawfare Daily: Law Enforcement Hacking as a Tool Against Transnational Cyber Crime | Lawfare

Cato Institute Events: Sea‐​Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile: Necessary or Excessive?

In October 2022, the White House released its 2022 Nuclear Posture Review, laying out the Biden administration’s nuclear strategy. Perhaps the most controversial policy change in the report was the cancellation of the sea‐​launched nuclear cruise missile (SLCM‑N), which was introduced in the 2018 review. Less than two years after the cancellation, Congress reversed the program’s course once again by establishing the SLCM‑N as a program of record through the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Supporters argue that growing nuclear threats make the SLCM‑N more important now than ever. Opponents point to the opportunity costs of adding yet another weapon system to an already stressed nuclear modernization plan. What should be the future of this highly contested program?

Please join the Cato Institute as we explore the benefits and opportunity costs of adding the SLCM‑N to the US nuclear arsenal. Cato’s Eric Gomez and the Atlantic Council’s Robert Soofer will examine the potential role of the SLCM‑N in the US nuclear arsenal, provide an overview of the cases for and against it, and allow participants an opportunity to engage in the discussion.

Source: Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile: Necessary or Excessive? | Cato Institute

The Pete Quinones Show Episode 1051: An Overview of the First Chechen War w/guest Lance Legion

Lance is a book publisher and the host of Lance’s Legion. Lance joins Pete to go over the contents of Alexander Prokhanov’s book, “Chechen Blues.” Lance uses its contents as a jumping-off point to talk about the Chechen people in the greater Russian Federation and to give context to the First Chechen War.

Source: Episode 1051: An Overview of the First Chechen War w/ Lance Legion

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