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Doing Business in China: What the NBA Can Learn from Big Tech
Last week, a controversy in the National Basketball Association (NBA) ignited widespread public conversation about the perils of doing business in China. In a now-deleted post, Daryl Morey, who is the ge... -
Losing Control Over Returnees?
Editor’s Note: Perhaps the biggest counterterrorism challenge facing European states is how to handle their citizens who went to fight in Iraq and Syria and now seek to return. Europe's response has been... -
Accountability for Islamic State Fighters: What Are the Options?
President Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would withdraw forces from along the Syria-Turkey border has already had dramatic consequences. -
The Cipollone Letter: Trouble in the White House Counsel’s Office
The aggressive letter from the White House counsel to Congress, announcing that the president will not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, is further evidence of the deterioration of norms in the con... -
Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s Opening Statement Before Congress
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch delivered her opening statement in closed-door testimony before the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. In the st... -
House Committees Subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry for Documents
The chairmen of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry compelling him to produce documents for the impeachment inquiry... -
A Mutual Defense Treaty With the United States—A Complicated Proposition for Israel
Amidst the chaos of U.S. and Israeli politics, it may be difficult to remember that less than four weeks ago President Trump tweeted that he had reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah... -
House Committees Subpoena Documents from Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
The chairmen of three House Committees—Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs—sent a letter to John Dowd to compel his clients, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, to produce documents as part of... -
Giuliani Associates Indicted on Campaign Finance Charges
Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin have been indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York on campaign finance charges. Parnas and Fruman have been reported to ha... -
Must the House Vote to Authorize an Impeachment Inquiry?
Despite what White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have argued, it is constitutionally acceptable for the House to initiate an impeachment without a formal vote. -
When Dissent Is the Only Choice: A Response to 'Intelligence and Public Dissent'
Joshua Rovner’s insightful response to my post on politicization by a loyalist director of national intelligence (DNI) focuses on the issue of public dissent. Rovner and I share many concerns about who P... -
Intelligence and Public Dissent: A Response to 'The Dangers of a Loyalist Director of National Intelligence'
Editor's Note: Austin Carson's response can be read here.
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