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US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice alongside Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on April 26, 2021 in Washington, DC.

DOJ Should Investigate Jeff Clark and Mark Meadows for Political Coercion Act and Hatch Act Violations

A detailed examination of how the reported facts match the criminal prohibitions of the Political Coercion Act and the Hatch Act.
U.S. dollar and Afghan banknotes in a pile.

The Humanitarian and Policy Challenges of U.S. Sanctions on the Taliban

Avoidable consequences of U.S. sanctions for Afghan civilians
Side by side images of Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III speaking with General Mark A. Milley at a hearing and Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence speaking with William Joseph Burns, Director of the CIA, at a hearing.

Former Chair of U.S. National Intelligence Council: Learning the Right Lessons from Afghanistan

"The example of the Iraqi army — which quickly collapsed in the Islamic State’s 2014 blitz across northern Iraq —  ought to have sharpened the concerns about the Afghan…
People offload bags of food flown in from the United States at Antoine Simon airport after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 19, 2021 in Les Cayes, Haiti.

Amid Haiti’s Deepening Crisis After Earthquake, US Must Heed Citizens on Aid and Political Change

Assistance will be ineffective unless it's directed to the right people and comes with backing for civil society to fix the broken state.
Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ghulam M. Isaczai waits to speak during a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on August 16, 2021 at the United Nations in New York.

Expert Backgrounder: How Can The Taliban Be Prevented From Representing Afghanistan In The United Nations?

A masterclass in law and practice, of United Nations credentials system by former U.N. Assistant-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (on screen) hold a video conference with the national security team (on screen) to discuss the ongoing efforts to draw down our civilian footprint in Afghanistan August 16, 2021 at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland. Biden sits at a large conference table alone with the video screen on the opposite wall.

CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse

"While it’s certainly convenient to depict the shock and miscalculation U.S. officials claim over Afghanistan’s tragic, rapid fall to the Taliban as an intelligence failure,…
A Taliban fighter with a gun patrols along a street in Kabul on August 17, 2021. The flag of the Taliban stands in a traffic cone at a vehicle checkpoint.

Expert Backgrounder: Recognition and the Taliban

An expert analysis of the international law of recognition of governments, and four diplomatic options states have in addressing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
A graphic design of a person or android’s head in blue covered in lights depicting coding. Binary numbers run up and down the side of the page next to the person.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Culture is Critical

The US intelligence community must prioritize addressing its own internal culture in order to engage effectively in the global AI race.
A Taliban fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan's third biggest city, after government forces pulled out the day before following weeks of being under siege. People walk along the sidewalk in the background. August 13, 2021

In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget

As the UN Security Council hosts an emergency meeting, world leaders must understand what the abandonment of the Afghan people involves.
An aerial view of the Mall in Washington DC. The US Capitol Building is seen at the end of the mall and the image shows the buildings surrounding the Mall as well. Many trees have bare branches as the date of the photo is November 21, 2008.

The Broader Significance of the Justice Dep’t Opinion on Congress Obtaining Trump Tax Records

Unpacking the Office of Legal Counsel's opinion, how it lines up with past administrations, what it means for future congressional oversight.
US Army soldiers from 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade, 2 - 12 Infantry Regiment, Dagger Company question a family in the predawn hours during Operation Lethal Storm September 8, 2009 in Kharowa, Afghanistan.

What Went Wrong: Two New Books Get It Right on Afghanistan

The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley by Wesley Morgan and Zero-Sum Victory: What We’re Getting Wrong About War by Christopher Kolenda…
Trump speaks as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows stands behind him prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Mark Meadows Timeline: The Chief of Staff and Schemes to Overturn 2020 Election

Meadows was directly involved at major intersections of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A detailed timeline of all the publicly available…
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