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Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.
A spate of terror operations carried out by the Islamic State group affiliate has raised concerns over a potential attack on US soil.
L’État islamique au Khorassan (EIK), qui vient de frapper la Russie, cherche à s’imposer comme une organisation terroriste mondiale.
At least 137 people were killed in the Moscow attack – the latest in a a series of ISIS-K operations outside its traditional stronghold.
The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
Starting in 1950, as the fear of communist subversion spread throughout America, McCarthy launched hearings that were based on scant evidence and overblown charges.
Congress is again on the brink of a government shutdown less than four months after the last close call.
A scholar on racism weighs in on a recent court decision that upheld a school’s decision to punish a Black male student for wearing his hair in long locs.
Imprecision in election polling has long been recognized. But advance polls are still useful in recognizing trends in voter preferences, and candidates’ weak points.
Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the technology from researchers’ minds to corporate production lines and into the hands of police departments.
More than 85 locations linked to militias were hit in a robust response by Washington to an earlier deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan.
Three American troops were killed and dozens more injured in an attack on a base in Jordan. How the Biden administration responds could determine if conflict in the Middle East widens.
Iran has expanded its network of partners across the Middle East. But it isn’t a simple case of Tehran dictating the terms of the alliance.
Israel’s highest court has struck down the government’s law limiting its power. Three scholars look at why the law was proposed, what it aimed to do and who supported – and opposed – it.
The Taliban and the Islamic State group are among the militant groups that have been known to use civilians as human shields in the past, in order to try to shift their opponents’ war calculations.
Los jóvenes latinos de Estados Unidos se enfrentan a menudo a un panorama contradictorio:
An expert on the laws of war argues that the burden is now on Israel to show that the heavy death toll in Gaza is proportionate to the military advantage gained.
Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and peers view them as not American enough.
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Professorial Lecturer of Politics, Governance & Economics, American University School of International Service
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University
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Professor, School of International Service, American University
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Executive in Residence, Department of Accounting and Taxation, American University Kogod School of Business
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Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University School of Public Affairs
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University
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Professor, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University
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Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University and Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, American University
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Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs, American University
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Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Senior Professorial Lecturer of Global Governance, Politics and Security, American University School of International Service
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, American University
