South Africa can’t possibly remain the same country in the aftermath of this mayhem. There are just too many storms ahead to simply continue unchanged.
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National security must be redefined to reflect new sources of security threats of the type that occurred at the U.S. Capitol.
As Donald Trump continued to stoke his base with false allegations of a ‘rigged’ election, violence at the U.S. Capitol shows America has devolved into a fragile state.
Kenosha is the latest US city to see federal agents patrolling its protests. History suggests that supplanting the local police with a militarized national force rarely works out well.
By many measures, America is failing, and its people - in fact, the world - need the nuclear and military giant to turn itself around.
Understanding how unrest informed both early Christianity and the foundational stories of the United States can serve as a guide in this current period of turmoil.
The Insurrection Act of 1807 was not intended to be a national call to war against the American people.
In the last century, several South American countries faced coups, military dictatorships and social uprisings. Despite economic improvements in recent years, the continent remains mired in unrest.
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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