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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.
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.
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,…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
Running Out of Time – Do Not Leave Afghan Allies Behind
An Afghan interpreter shares the terror of being targeted by the Taliban, and urges swift evacuations.
Questions for Senators to Ask the Biden Administration at AUMF Hearing
Former State Department lawyer who knows all the ins and outs of authorizations for use of military force offers up questions for Congress to ask witnesses on Tuesday.
Don’t Let the Autocrats Win – How Biden Can Use the Democracy Summit to Build Back Media Freedoms
Autocracy is on the march, but Clooney presents a toolkit with four specific devices to help protect press freedom around the world.