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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves following a meeting during the second day of a special European Council summit in Brussels on February 21, 2020 held to discuss the next long-term budget of the European Union (EU). Staff and reporters surround him.

The EU Should Quarantine its Autocrats

The Hungarian and Polish governments’ exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own ends poses a significant challenge for the EU with consequences that will be present…
Police wearing face masks, helmets, and carrying clear riot shields walk through the International Finance Center shopping mall on April 28, 2020 in Hong Kong, China, where a protest (not shown) is being held.

Can We Finally Admit That “One Country, Two Systems” Is Dead in Hong Kong?

Things in Hong Kong were supposed to be different. After the People’s Republic of China (PRC) assumed sovereignty over the former British colony, the territory was supposed to…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint statement in the East Room of the White House on January 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s “Deal of the Century” is Bibi’s Dream Come True

Ambassador Peter Mulrean (ret.) writes about the state of play inside Israel and the window PM Netanyahu has for annexing the West Bank and burying the Oslo Accords.

The Early Edition: April 30, 2020

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Mexico’s Initiative to Ensure Global Access to Medicines, Vaccines and Medical Equipment to Face COVID19

Mexico’s Ambassador to the United Nations and Mexico’s Legal Adviser coauthor an essay to explain the “silent procedure” for passing a General Assembly resolution on COVID-19…
Government Technology Agency (GovTech) staff demonstrate Singapore's new contact-tracing smarthphone app called TraceTogether, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore on March 20, 2020.

As the U.S. Risks Reopening for Business, Technology Alone Won’t Stop the Coronavirus

Bluetooth contact-tracing apps could be a tool for returning to some version of normal, but only within limits and with robust safeguards,
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Keeping an Eye on the Hand of Justice: Bill Barr and Targeting Joe Biden

Former Acting Attorney General Stuart Gerson (served with Bill Barr in the George HW Bush administration) and Kristy Parker (15-year DOJ career) warn of the weaponization of the…

The Early Edition: April 29, 2020

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Residents obtain water from a natural source from the hill El Avila after the water supply was suspended following a nationwide blackout occurred March 10, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela.

How to Hold Venezuela’s Maduro Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

The Trump administration's focus on the regime’s corruption, manipulation of the election process, and narco-terrorism omits other egregious violations.
German police officers escort a veiled woman and two children outside the association linked to mosque Ibrahim Alkhalil in Berlin's central Tempelhof-Schoeneberg district, on September 22, 2015 where they conduct raids targeting individuals suspected of inciting people to go and fight for the Islamic State group in Syria.

Why Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Law and Practice Is Failing a Human Rights Audit

Current approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism programs lack a consistent grounding in rule of law or human rights.
A person crosses the street at nearly empty Times Square on April 20, 2020, in New York City.

Terrorism During a Pandemic: Assessing the Threat and Balancing the Hype

Since the onset of the pandemic, the terrorist threat may have changed – but that change has not been an unmitigated increase, despite reports suggesting the contrary.

The Early Edition: April 28, 2020

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