December 10, 2025
Rational Security: The “Adverse Possession” Edition
This week, Scott sat down with Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien and Contributing Editor and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Alex Zerden to talk through a few of the week’s big national security news stories, including: the last year of Syria's development in the aftermath of the al-Assad regime, the new U.S. National Security Strategy, and the JPMorgan Chase CEO's announcement of $1.5 trillion investment in companies critical to U.S. national security and economic resilience.
Listen to the full discussion on Lawfare.
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