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9/11’s Long Shadow: What’s at Stake in Afghanistan
Just as a false sense of security pervaded the country before 9/11, the threats still hiding in Afghanistan will not disappear by believing them gone and proclaiming “game over.”

Early Edition: September 11, 2020
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Chad’s Counterterrorism Support Abroad Drives Repression and Discontent at Home
The international community should ensure Chad’s military participation in countering terrorism does not come at the expense of freedoms for its citizens.

The Disturbing Links in Trump’s Transactional Foreign Policy: A New Post-Mortem on Guatemala’s Impunity Commission
It’s a riveting — if demoralizing — quid pro quo story, and proof positive of the way corruption begets corruption and autocrats find solace in each other.

Early Edition: September 10, 2020
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Egypt’s Agenda for Reshaping the UN on Counterterrrorism
The draconian prosecution, trial and sentencing of Bahey eldin Hassan helps Egypt delegitimize human rights as central to counterterrorism.

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded
"I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years..."

Early Edition: September 9, 2020
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Part 2 – Tanker, Jailer, Soldier, Sailor: Functional Immunity and the Enrica Lexie Award
At the heart of the Enrica Lexie dispute-- a clash between an Italian tanker and an Indian fishing boat-- lies a question of jurisdictional immunity: was India barred from exercising…

The Troubling Free Speech Implications of Trump’s TikTok/WeChat Sanctions
When expressive activity is increasingly happening online, we should all be concerned about expansive presidential powers that can effectively shut down some of those avenues of…

Time to Fix a Broken Declassification System
The government’s declassification system is broken, but there's a bipartisan solution in the works.

The Early Edition: September 8, 2020
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