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January 17, 2023

United States
The Violent Far-Right Terrorist Threat to the Republican Party and American Conservatism

In addition to minority communities and those on the political left, far-right and white supremacist extremism threatens violence against Republicans as well.

January 6
Blog Post by Jacob Ware Renewing America

October 19, 2012

Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: JFK Campaigns While the ExCom Debates Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Four)

Presidents aren’t just government leaders, they are also party leaders. So they frequently leave the White House in the weeks before midterm congressional elections to campaign for their fellow party…

Abraham Lincoln's tomb which President John F. Kennedy visited after speaking at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on October 19, 1962. (Frank Polich/ courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

October 5, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Iran, Drones, and U.S. Government Surveillance

Bill Sizemore, “Ex-Defense Chief Says Hit on Iran Would Be Disastrous,” The Virginian-Pilot, October 4, 2012. Neither the United States nor Israel is capable of wiping out Iran’s nuclear capability,…

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Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

August 30, 2017

U.S. State Department
Secretary Tillerson to End Special Envoy to the Sudans

According to U.S. media, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will abolish the position of special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The envoy’s functions will return to the Bureau of African Affairs, alo…

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 31, 2008

Financial Markets
US: China shouldn’t peg to the dollar but the Gulf should ...

That at least seems to be the Treasury’s policy. Krishna Guha of the FT reports that the US believes that dollar pegs can help countries manage commodity price volatility. Mr McCormick said that oi…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money