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A list of specific questions for members of Congress, reporters, and investigators to ask about the strike. 

President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.

Both decisions were controversial but also innovative, and created a new panorama in the region going forward.

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Civilian Casualties • January 6 Attack • Torture • Afghanistan • Presidential War Powers: Taiwan • Interpol + Transnational Repression • NSO Group Lawsuit • Balkans…

Can the President use force to protect Taiwan in the "national interest" without congressional authorization?

The ICC Office of the Prosecutor has "deprioritized" investigation of CIA torture in Afghanistan. But Julian Elderfield, a former attorney in the OTP, says the stated reasons for…

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If we claim to honor their service, we must not leave our veterans to hold the weight of our collective national commitment on their own.

In the current security crisis and regional context, such a response may amount to meeting a threat to peace with appeasement and bribery.

Reflections in the wake of Afghanistan.