The “Shameless Self Promotion” Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/allies/id1619035873" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Allies</em></a>&nbsp;host and <em>Lawfare</em> associate editor Bryce Klehm! Together they talked through the week's big national security news stories, including:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>"Remember the ‘90s?” Nine months have passed since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, and its promises of a more moderate rule than the harsh theocracy it oversaw in the 1990s are increasingly ringing hollow. Just this past week, the Taliban issued a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/taliban-divisions-deepen-women-rage-veil-edict-rcna27848" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new edict</a> directing women and girls to cover everything but their eyes while in public and discouraging them from leaving their homes. Is there any chance of the Taliban changing tack? And how should the United States and others engage with them?&nbsp;</li><li>“A Shooting in Buffalo.” An 18-year-old shooter who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/14/nyregion/buffalo-shooting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">targeted and killed black shoppers at a supermarket this past week</a> appears to have been radicalized online by a version of “replacement theory,” which has been echoed in rhetoric by mainstream right-wing political figures ranging from Tucker Carlson to Elise Stefanik. How should platforms and policymakers combat such radicalization to prevent more violence?</li><li>“It’s Coming from Inside the House.” The Jan. 6 committee took a <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/13/why-the-jan-6-panel-bet-its-legal-hand-against-the-house-gop-00032228" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dramatic step</a> earlier this week when it issued subpoenas to five House Republicans who had refused to voluntarily participate with its investigation, including minority leader Kevin McCarthy. Why did the committee take this step now? And what are the odds it will lead