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This week on Rational Security, Quinta and Scott rang in the New Year with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes by discussing some listener-submitted topics, including:

• What does the AUKUS deal mean for the Five Eyes intelligence relationship?
• How can courts enforce a gag order against former President Trump?
• What would a President Nikki Haley mean for the Republican Party\u2019s foreign policy?
• Which is better, wizards or fighters?
• Could anything stop former President Trump from appointing a cabinet of loyalists if elected back into the White House?
• How is misinformation impacting public understandings of the Gaza conflict?
• What advice would you give to folks beginning law school\u2014and those married to them?
• Could we just do away with hard printouts of classified information altogether?
• How will China\u2019s economic and demographic challenges impact its decision-making on Taiwan?
• What does Prighozin\u2019s death mean for Wagner in Africa?
• What was your most (or least) favorite media of the year?

As for object lessons, they shared several sent in by listeners, including:

• The video game Pentiment, a murder mystery set in Renaissance Bavaria;
• The book \u201cPalestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of Middle East Conflict\u201d by Oren Kessler;
• The \u201canti-reactionary conservative news site\u201d The Dispatch, including its podcasts Advisory Opinions, The Remnant, and The Dispatch Podcast;
• The book \u201cThree Dangerous Men\u201d by Seth Jones, examining military leaders in China, Iran, and Russia;
• The book \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon\u201d by David Grann (but not the movie);
• The podcast \u201cThe Prince\u201d about the rise of Xi Jinping (along with The Economist\u2019s other phenomenal podcast work);
• The book \u201cListen Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People\u201d by Thomas Frank;
• The new book \u201cFor the People, For the Country\u201d by John Ragosta, a political biography of Patrick Henry;
• And LinkedIn as the hot new social networking site!

Thank you to everyone for listening to Rational Security and supporting Lawfare throughout the year. We hope you enjoy a Happy New Year, and we will be back in your feeds in 2024!

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