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The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Sixth Edition
The January 6th Select Committee’s sixth public hearing on Tuesday featured explosive testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows. She…

The Independent State Legislature Theory Should Horrify Supreme Court’s Originalists
With grant of cert in Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court has teed up question of the independent state legislature theory, which "would have sweeping and dangerous implications…

Protecting the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly After Bruen: A Roadmap for State Lawmakers
Presence of firearms at "sensitive places" may implicate First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters, the fundamental right to vote, and the safety of lawmakers carrying out…

New Armed Conflict in DR Congo: A Renewed Call for Civilian Protection
Recent escalation of violence in eastern DRC has already displaced over 150,000 civilians and killed at least 23.

For US Independence Day, January 6th Hearings Reveal Authoritarianism’s Achilles Heel
Donald Trump’s failure to overturn the 2020 election wasn’t inevitable. It depended on individual decisions amid mass mobilization.

Early Edition: June 30, 2022
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What the World Owes Haiti Now
People in the United States and France outraged by their governments’ unjust treatment of Haiti in 1823 and 1914 can do something about it in 2022. They can start by insisting…

Early Edition: June 29, 2022
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NATO Must Tackle Digital Authoritarianism
NATO must prepare to shape an era of intensifying great power competition and profound technological disruption.

Meeting the Challenges of International Organizations’ New Threat Environment
Analysis of and recommendations for risk-mitigation planning, bolstering statutory immunity, international accountability, managing litigation & more.

Heed the Lessons From 2011 Libya to Prevail in Ukraine Today
A book by former UN Special Representative Ian Martin offers lessons from a decade-old intervention that remain relevant today.

Early Edition: June 28, 2022
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