The “Spicy Tyler” Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by <em>Lawfare</em> managing editor Tyler McBrien to hash through the week's big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“Bad Vlad’s Sad Grab Has Leningrad a Tad Mad.” Russian President Vladimir Putin seems intent on escalating the conflict in Ukraine, as he’s mobilized thousands of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-military-recruitment-centers-attacked-amid-mobilization-pushback-11664190066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">civilian conscripts</a> and is on the verge of incorporating separatist parts of the country into Russia following a sham referendum.&nbsp;But will the Russian people stand for these new actions? And what will they mean for the future of the conflict?</li><li>“What’s Farsi for Riotgrrrl?” Young Iranians have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/world/middleeast/women-iran-protests-hijab.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">taken to the streets</a> for women’s rights following the apparent killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by religious police for failing to adequately cover her hair. Could this be a real threat to the Iranian regime? And what will it mean for hard-line President Raisi and the ailing Ayatollah Khameini?</li><li>“Cannon as Anticanon.” Everyone’s favorite federal district court judge Aileen Cannon has had the part of her order requiring that a special master review even classified records seized from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate <a href="https://www.lawfareblog.com/eleventh-circuit-cleans-mess" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slapped down</a> by the 11th Circuit. Where is the case—and the broader investigation—likely to go from here?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan recommended the long awaited mainstream press treatment of the Hunter Biden laptop story (over Quinta's reservations). Quinta memorialized "Wolf Hall" author Hilary Mantel, who <a href="www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/books/hilary-mantel-dead.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" targ