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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO
In his Feb. 15 Just Security article “Ukraine: Unleashing the Rhetorical Dogs of War,” Barry Posen argued that NATO and Ukraine should have cut a deal with Russia because the Ukrainian military would surely be defeated by Russia without direct
Read moreThe Big Lie Is a Reality A Range of Claims About the Legitimacy of American Elections Have Taken Root
Just days after the November 2020 election, an unnamed senior Republican official asked a Washington Post reporter a rhetorical question about the “downside for humoring” then-President Donald Trump’s false claims about election fraud. “It’s not like he’s plotting how to
Read moreTimeline for Anniversary of January 5: DOJ Election Fraud Investigations and GA Senate Runoff
While the nation turns its attention to the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, an important episode involving the Jan. 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoff may easily be lost in the mix. The timeline below tracks the
Read moreEarly Edition: December 21, 2021
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. RUSSIA AND UKRAINE German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said that NATO
Read moreJan 6 Select Committee and Social Media Companies: 10 Key Pieces of Information to Subpoena
The legislation establishing the House Select Committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol indicates the Committee should consider the role of social media companies in two distinct but related ways: 1) How social media companies interacted with key
Read moreInterview with Philip Shenon: Lessons from the Uncensored History of the 9/11 Commission
What follows is an interview by Ryan Goodman with Philip Shenon, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation. The interview touches on the internal operations and informal powers of the
Read moreFederal Agencies Face April Deadline on Secret JFK Files
Later this year President Joe Biden will face a decision about the disposition of the last of the U.S. government’s still-secret records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. With an April 26 deadline looming, federal
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