{"id":198,"date":"2026-06-20T11:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:09:39","slug":"the-week-that-was-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>J. Dana Stuster unpacked the memorandum of understanding negotiated by the U.S. and Iran to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Stuster highlighted what the deal includes, what it leaves out, and potential obstacles to its longevity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=197\">Anthropic Lacks Emotional Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On <em>Lawfare Daily<\/em>, Anastasiia Lapatina sat down with Chris Powers, the Kyiv Independent\u2019s Brussels Correspondent, to discuss the recent progress in Ukraine\u2019s bid to join the European Union and the many political dramas that surround that process both in Kyiv and in Brussels.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a31afae9b6fd8dcabcc9ece\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On <em>Rational Security<\/em> this week, Scott R. Anderson sat down with Alan Rozenshtein, Tyler McBrien, Julia Curlee, and Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week\u2019s big national security news stories, including the deal to end the war in Iran, Anthropic\u2019s abrupt shutdown of its top AI models, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s rescinding of Biden-era reports on Havana Syndrome, and more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a3330dd5926b9ca34cad354\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas Kent reviewed Martin Moore and Thomas Colley\u2019s book, \u201cDictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News,\u201d and its analysis of how authoritarian leaders, from Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin to Mexico\u2019s Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador use the media and misinformation to advance their agendas.<\/p>\n<p>On <em>Lawfare Daily<\/em>, Roger Parloff spoke with Brendan Ballou, the founder and CEO of the Public Integrity Project, about his organization\u2019s lawsuit that sought to enjoin the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting event on the White House\u2019s South Lawn.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a303f2f6edea1d9abe83678\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>George Croner examined the judicial precedents behind a president\u2019s ability to invoke the Insurrection Act, from 1827 to recent decisions arising from the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>On <em>Lawfare Daily<\/em>, Eric Columbus sat down with Anna Bower and Parloff to discuss litigation over President Trump\u2019s name on the Kennedy Center, a judge denying a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit challenging the White House UFC fight, the status of the \u201cAnti-Weaponization Fund,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a2f62a2e6540bec0f9391c3\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Michael R. Dreeben, Jacqueline Sanchez, and Owen O\u2019Brien-Powers discussed the \u201cretrieval problem\u201d\u2014the question of whether Congress can reclaim authorities it ceded to the executive branch\u2014and its implications for the judiciary\u2019s ability to reign in executive power. They drew on historical examples to show Congress may be able to do more than some legal experts, and at least one Supreme Court justice, think.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=195\">Ceasefire Without End<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On <em>Lawfare Daily<\/em>, Michael Feinberg sat down with Devlin Barrett, a journalist at the New York Times and author of the new book, \u201cThe Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice,\u201d to talk about the seismic changes in personnel and policy that have shaken the Justice Department over the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c\/6a32c5182a769315baed3e60\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Philip W. Rohlfing analyzed a gap in statutory authorization that allows National Guard personnel to protect military installations in the U.S. from unmanned aircraft incursions when federalized under Title 10, but not when acting under state control and Title 32. Rohlfing examined the gap\u2019s consequences and proposed potential solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Rozenshtein considered the legal merits and implications of the the Trump administration\u2019s export control order for Anthropic to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5\u2014its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models\u2014for all foreign nationals, including those residing within the U.S. or working for Anthropic.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Graves analyzed the risks of incorporating AI models into intelligence agency workflows. AI models, she argued, could pose risks similar to compromised human operators and should be addressed with similar counterintelligence principles.<\/p>\n<p>On <em>Scaling Laws<\/em>, Shane Tews, host of the Explain to Shane podcast and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joined Kevin Frazier for a cross-post conversation about the AI and cyber executive order, workforce disruption, and the future of education. They also share their respective research agendas for the summer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/61e878a1419a9b0013b27134\/6a2be27f4ea0f563ff7f9d23\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liz Maida discussed the massive amounts of data produced by biomanufacturing, arguing that the state of fragmented data across different companies prevents it from accessing valuable insights for U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=194\">Rational Security: The \u201cPredestination\u201d Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your weekly summary of everything on the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawfare-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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