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People cross the street near a protest sign reading "Khashoggi way" across the street from the White House in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2018.

The Khashoggi Killing at Six Months: How Congress Should Move Forward

Tomorrow marks six months from the day agents of Saudi Arabia murdered Virginia resident, Washington Post columnist, and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate…

A False Choice on Saudi Arabia: Sanctioning Riyadh’s Military-Intelligence Sectors is a Workable Option

The real question now is how to make clear to the Saudis and especially MBS that Washington won’t accept Riyadh’s brutal murder of a journalist or Yemen war, all without losing…

Trump Administration Must Publicly Disclose the Truth About Khashoggi Murder

The Open Society Justice Initiative has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the CIA and other federal agencies seeking the disclosure of all records relating to the…
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, leans heads with ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) prior to a committee meeting April 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Warning Signs: President Trump May Violate Federal Law in Absolving Saudi Crown Prince

Congress required President Trump to engage in a good faith determination of responsibility for Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Is the President violating the law?

Americans Have Right to Know if US Failed to Warn Khashoggi—A New Lawsuit May Get Answers

Now is a good time to return to the question what the US government knew about Saudi plot beforehand. A lawsuit may answer that question.

Options for Congress to Respond to Saudi Transgressions: Here’s What Works according to Former Senior U.S. Officials

Former senior officials weigh in on options for Congress to respond to Khashoggi crisis, Yemen War, and US-Saudi policy more generally.

Trump Administration Missed Crucial Opportunity This Summer to Rein In Saudi Arabia

Over the summer, Canada took a stand against Saudi Arabia’s flagrant human rights violations and suffered economic consequences while the Trump administration watched on in silence.

MBS and the Torture Victims Protection Act–His travel to the United States may no longer be an option

As each day brings new developments in the murder of Jamal Kashoggi, one of the questions I’ve been wondering about is what role, if any, US courts might play in helping…
Two hands hold a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The poster also reads, “We will Not leave without Jamal Khashoggi.”

An Explainer: Senate’s Letter on Khashoggi and the Global Magnitsky Act

Here are answers to a few common questions concerning the Global Magnitsky Act as it relates to the disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Prince’s Visit Chance to Demand Focus on Terrorism, Not Political Opponents

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House today as alarm grows in Washington about his country’s conduct of the war in Yemen, its misuse of anti-terror…
Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Tillerson’s “Peaceful” Regime Change for Iran: Really? And What Comes Next?

At this point in our internecine political discourse, it is increasingly rare for foreign policy stories to survive more than a single news cycle unless they involve Russia. …
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