Episode 2

Amb. John Bolton on International Law, the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and Free Speech on Campus

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many are pursuing legal challenges in international courts against Putin’s regime. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Jon and Zack to discuss why these efforts are misguided and what recent developments in the war mean for American grand strategy.

Along the way, they talk about everything from international law at the UN and US leadership on the world stage to the state of legal education in America today.

Ambassador John Bolton served as the 27th United States National Security Advisor and as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He received his JD from Yale Law School in 1974.

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Jonathan Feld

Jonathan Feld is the Public Affairs Officer on the Federalist Society's First-Year Board. Before law school, he was the research assistant in the President’s Office of the American Enterprise Institute. He holds degrees from Cambridge and Princeton.

You can find him wasting his time on Twitter at @JonathanFeld.
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Zack Austin

Zack Austin is the President of the Yale Federalist Society. During law school, he worked for the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut and the Solicitor General of Ohio. Before law school, he worked on the WWI Centennial Commission and at the American Enterprise Institute.