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The Hoover Institution hosted "How Everything Became War And The Military Became Everything: Tales From The Pentagon" on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. 

Hoover working group member and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Benjamin Wittes interviewed author Rosa Brooks on her new book, How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything. The interview took a look at the growing lack of distinction between wartime and peacetime. A limited quantity of complimentary copies were provided.

Security by the Book is a series of interviews of key national security authors conducted in partnership with Lawfare. Visit Security by the Book's website for past podcasts.

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