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Vanessa Sauter

Vanessa Sauter is a program associate in the Cybersecurity & Technology Program at the Aspen Institute. She was previously an associate editor at Lawfare and received her bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 2016.

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Today's Headlines and Commentary

Today's Headlines and Commentary

Vanessa Sauter   Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 11:15 AM

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in Trump v. Hawaii, the third iteration of Trump’s travel ban issued last September, reports the New York Times. The justices will consider whether restricting travelers from Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Chad, and Somalia, the six Muslim countries of the eight listed in the Trump administration’s executive order, is unconstitutional.

Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast: Mike Pompeo on the State of the CIA

Vanessa Sauter   Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 5:00 PM

Last week, CIA Director Mike Pompeo visited the American Enterprise Institute to join AEI Resident Fellow Marc Thiessen for a conversation to reflect on his first year running the agency and his vision for 2018 and beyond. They discussed the challenges posed by North Korea’s missile program, the war on terror, the Trump administration’s national security agenda, and the quotidian of being CIA director.

Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast: Stephen Vladeck on Dalmazzi

Vanessa Sauter   Sat, Jan 27, 2018, 1:30 PM

Lawfare contributor and University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck argued before the Supreme Court last week in United States v. Dalmazzi, a case concerning the appointment of military judges to the Court of Military Commission Review and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Vladeck joined Scott Anderson on the Lawfare Podcast to discuss the complexities of the case, why it matters and what it’s like arguing before the nine justices.

 

Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast: What the Heck Happened in Hawaii?

Vanessa Sauter   Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 5:00 PM

It may seem like ages ago, but the false alarm about a missile heading towards Hawaii hasn't left our minds. Last week, Shannon Togawa Mercer interviewed a group of experts on the event: Stephan Haggard, political science professor at the University of California, San Diego; Garrett Graff, author and journalist; Juliette Kayyem, former assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and Paul Rosenzweig, Lawfare masthead contributing editor and former deputy assistant secretary for policy at DHS all joined in.

Podcasts

The Lawfare Podcast: Shaun Walker on Russia's Long Hangover

Vanessa Sauter   Sat, Jan 20, 2018, 1:30 PM

This week on the Lawfare Podcast, the Guardian's Moscow correspondent Shaun Walker joined special guest host Alina Polyakova to discuss his new book "The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past." They discussed Putin's use of Russian history as political strategy, the pulse of Russian politics as its elections approach in March, the chang

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Document: Fusion GPS CEO Glenn Simpson House Intelligence Committee Interview

Vanessa Sauter   Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 4:32 PM

Last November, Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson testified before the House Intelligence Committee. The committee released the full transcript of his interview today. The transcript of his interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee is available here. You can view the full House Intelligence Committee transcript below: