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Primer on the Hearings of the January 6th Select Committee

Capsule summaries of key facts and findings to date, and what to look for during the public hearings in June .
Jun. 2, 2022 and
About eight people stand to one side of a memorial with flowers, balloons, and chalk names.

Beyond a “Hate Crime”: “Replacement” Rhetoric and the Genocide Worry

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court, analyzes "replacement theory"-motivated killings through lens of international law on genocide.
May 31, 2022

American Tragedies

Buffalo, Uvalde, Laguna Woods among US communities shattered by mass shootings.
May 25, 2022
Trump leaves the Manhattan Supreme Court where he serves on jury duty on August 17, 2015 in New York City. Reporters gather around him with cameras and microphones.

Prosecuting Trump for the Insurrection: The Well-Founded Case for Optimism

"As a former federal civil rights prosecutor who investigated and tried police abuse cases under the onerous ‘willfulness’ standard for many years, I am optimistic of the prospects…
May 23, 2022
US vehicle is pictured at a military base in Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Still at War: The United States in Iraq

There are both benefits and risks to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq.
May 18, 2022
ILE PHOTO: C-5s are parked on the flight line, soon to be on their way to Mogadishu, Somalia. (Photo by USAF)

Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy in Somalia: Cautions and Unknowns

More information is needed to assess the strategic and legal basis for redeploying U.S. troops to Somalia.
May 17, 2022
An European Union Flag decorated on one key of a black keyboard. The European Union Flag is bright blue with yellow stars.

Will the EU’s Digital Services Act Reduce Online Extremism?

The EU's Digital Services Act does not sufficiently address challenges to countering online extremism.
May 16, 2022

Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters

A triangulation of evidence that extremists treated then-President Trump's words as instructions for the events on Jan. 6.
May 12, 2022 , and 1 more
Members of Lebanon's election monitoring association survey the voting process through screens at the foreign ministry in Beirut on May 6, 2022. - Lebanese expatriates cast their votes for parliamentary elections, two years into an unprecedented economic crisis that spurred a mass exodus. It is the second time in the country's history that citizens residing abroad are able to vote for their 128 representatives, in elections set to be held at home on May 15. Expatriates began voting at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) Beirut time on Friday in nine Arab countries and in Iran, while the rest will vote in 48 other countries on Sunday. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

In Lebanon, Elections Bring Cautious Hope – and an Uphill Battle for Reforms

Weakened incumbents and diaspora voting could allow the country to change direction after years of graft, mismanagement, and democratic decline.
May 12, 2022 and
A Palestinian woman shows her ink-stained finger as she casts her ballot while voting in the Palestinian local elections in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on March 26, 2022.

Internal Palestinian Divisions and Their Consequences

Recent municipal elections reinforced the political marginalization of already frustrated younger Palestinians.
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07, 2021: Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stand after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in the November 2020 presidential election during a joint session of Congress, after working through the night, at the Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress reconvened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s Next Presidential Coup Attempt Could Work

Flawed laws, enacted in 1845 and 1887, create a dangerous opportunity.
May 10, 2022
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing before Senate Judiciary Committee at Hart Senate Office Building on March 2, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. He speaks into a microphone and gestures with a hand.

Facebook Provided Warning to FBI Before January 6, GAO Report Reveals

The GAO report's findings raise questions about statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray in previous testimony to Congress.
May 5, 2022
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