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Podcast: The Lawfare Podcast
Episode: Lawfare Daily: Dispatches from the Sahel, with Rachel Chason and John Lechner
Description: On todayâs episode, the Washington Post's West Africa bureau chief Rachel Chason and freelance journalist John Lechner join Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien to talk about the current state of the Sahel and the many forces that have converged in the region over the past couple of years.They discussed Chasonâs new series out in the Post, âCrossroads of Conflict,â which includes six rich portraits of Sahelian actors, including: an Islamist militant, a militia commander, a Russian mercenary, an American soldier, a coup leader, and a defiant broadcaster. They also talked about Lechnerâs forthcoming book, âDeath Is Ou...