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House Committees Release Transcripts of Marie Yovanovitch and Michael McKinley Testimony
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Depoliticizing Foreign Interference
Democrats and Republicans alike should prioritize responding to interference from Beijing, imposing additional sanctions on malign actors, closing financial loopholes, raising standards for technology co... -
The CIA’s Legal Obligation to Report the Ukraine Information to the Attorney General
The CIA was obligated to report to the Justice Department information regarding the Ukraine call, but the process by which the initial report was made in this case appears in several aspects to be at va... -
Arctic Provisions in the 2020 NDAA
The draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2020, currently in conference, includes three Arctic-specific provisions that show a continuing increase in congressional attention to ... -
Announcing 'Huawei, 5G and National Security: A Lawfare Compilation,' a New Lawfare E-book
A new Lawfare Institute e-book, "Huawei, 5G and National Security: A Lawfare Compilation," is now available on Kindle. -
Opening Statements from State Dept. Ukraine Experts
Two State Department foreign service officers, Catherine M. Croft and Christopher J. Anderson, will appear before the House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday. They will report that President Trump held a ... -
The Strategic Underpinning—and the Limits—of the Republican ‘Due Process’ Defense of Donald Trump
Impeachment is both a political and a legal process. It is not unconstrained by precedent, nor is it controlled by it. In the course of impeachment, legislators may be guided by a sense of constitutional... -
Congress on U.S. Policy Toward Syria and Turkey: An Overview of Recent Hearings
It has been almost three weeks since the president ordered the precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from northeast Syria. The move allowed the Turkish military and its proxies to swiftly invade the area... -
Livestream: House Foreign Affairs Hearing on Middle East Policy
On Oct. 29, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism will hold a hearing titled “Examining the Administration’s Policy Objectives for a Turbulen... -
Statement of NSC Ukraine Expert on the Zelensky Call
Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, a U.S. Army officer and the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, will appear before the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. He will report that he raised ... -
The Philippines Deserves More From Facebook
Editor’s note: This article grew out of work done in our Georgetown University class on national security and social media. The class tackled an array of questions related to how hate groups exploit soci... -
China’s Advance Into the Antarctic
Editor’s Note: Major powers have never fought over Antarctica, and indeed its peaceful status is a diplomatic success that has lasted decades. David Fishman, a former Brookings intern, argues that this m...
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