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This week on Rational Security, Alan, Quinta, and Scott came together in the virtual studio to talk over the week\u2019s big national security news, including:

• \u201cStuck in the Middle (East) with You.\u201d The Biden administration is finding itself increasingly pilloried from both sides for its handling of the Oct. 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas and Israel\u2019s ensuing military response in the Gaza Strip, as the right urges stronger support for Israel while some on the left are becoming more vocal in calling for a ceasefire. How far can the Biden administration walk this tightrope?
• \u201cEt Tu, Jenna?\u201d Four co-defendants of former President Trump, including Rudy Giuliani\u2019s right hand woman Jenna Ellis, have now pled out and promised to cooperate in the Fulton County prosecution addressing alleged election interference\u2014and media reports indicate that his former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has accepted an immunity deal to testify before a federal grand jury. What does this all mean for Trump\u2019s legal prospects moving forward?
• \u201cExit, Stage Far Right.\u201d Former President Trump is reportedly once again planning to exit or diminish NATO if he returns to the White House\u2014a position his contender for Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy has endorsed. What is the future of U.S. participation in the NATO alliance?

For object lessons, Alan recommended Tiffany Li\u2019s brilliant contribution to McSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency, \u201cStatement from the University on Current Tensions in the Place You\u2019re Probably Thinking About When You Read This,\u201d which satirizes\u2026exactly what you\u2019re thinking about. Quinta lightened the mood by talking about serial killers in recommending Robert Kolker\u2019s new piece, \u201cThe Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer,\u201d in the New York Times Magazine. And Scott directed D.C. locals to his favorite amaro distillery, Don Ciccio & Figli, who is brewing up botanicals right here in the city\u2019s own Ivy City neighborhood.

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