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This week on Rational Security, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by UVA Law Professor Paul Stephan to talk through the close-calls in this week\u2019s national security news, including:

• \u201cXi\u2019s All That.\u201d Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing this past week, for a long delayed sit-down with President Xi Jinping to try and de-escalate the two superpowers\u2019 tense relationship. Was this meeting a smart move or a giveaway? And what should we make of President Biden calling the Chinese leader a \u201cdictator\u201d shortly after Blinken\u2019s return?
• \u201cAdverse REPOssession.\u201d The question of what to do with the $300 billion in Russia-related assets frozen by the United States and its allies has reemerged, with members of Congress recently introducing a new version of the REPO Act that would seize those assets and make them available as reparations for Ukraine, among other purposes. Is seizure the right way to handle these assets? What challenges and risks might such a dramatic step encounter?
• \u201cRobo Joe.\u201d President Biden joined a summit of leaders in the AI industry this week as part of his administration\u2019s ongoing effort to seriously engage the policy challenges raised by AI technology. But what are the realistic prospects for regulation? And what form should it take?

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