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Rational Security

Rational Security, the "What Happens in Aspen" Edition

Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 9:00 AM

In my humble opinion, this is the best episode yet of Rational Security. If you've never listened to it before, check this one out. Shane, Tamara, and I discuss whether notorious Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead—again—and whether it matters if he is. Shane and I whine about not having been invited to the Aspen Security Forum, and we all talk about two issues discussed there: Has ISIS eclipsed Al Qaeda as the most important terrorist threat to America?

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Encryption

A Public Split: Listening to the Conversation at Aspen

Susan Landau Tue, Jul 28, 2015, 8:00 AM

What the Aspen Security Summit brought this year were strong words by former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Director of the National Counterintelligence Center Michael Leiter about the "Going Dark" problem and proposed solutions.

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Events

Videos from the Aspen Security Forum

Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 10:11 PM

If, like me, you were not invited to this year's Aspen Security Forum, you're probably thinking right now, "Gee, I wish someone would post all the videos of the great events I'm not getting to attend."

I live to serve.

Lots of big names this year.

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