The "Wahoowa" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by beloved <em>Lawfare</em> contributor and UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks, fresh from her latest stint at the White House. They hashed through some of the week's big national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“The Bridge and Pummel Crowd.” Ukraine’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/world/europe/ukraine-crimea-bridge-explosion.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">destruction of a symbolic bridge</a> linking Russia to Crimea has observers worried about a new round of escalation, as <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-government-and-politics-8f625861590b9e0dd336dabc0880ac8c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia responded</a> with missile strikes on a range of civilian targets across the country, including a German consulate in Kyiv, with promises of more to come. Are we entering a new, brutal phase of the conflict? What can be done to stop its civilian toll—or to keep the escalatory spiral from spinning out of control?</li><li>“Finally, Some Decency and Moderation on the Supreme Court.” Last week, the Supreme Court took up not <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/gonzalez-v-google-llc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one</a> but <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/twitter-inc-v-taamneh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">two</a>—albeit, two closely related—cases that center on how to apply Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that provides internet companies with immunity for liability arising from user-generated content they host and protects their ability to moderate content. What might this judicial scrutiny mean for the future of content moderation on the internet?</li><li>“1,001 Arabian Slights.” Saudi Arabia’s <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/05/opec-plus-oil-cut-russia-saudi-arabia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">decision to cut oil production</a>—a move expected to drive up oil prices and slow the gl