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What is life really like in the Gaza Strip? Few outside observers have spent as much time on the ground in Gaza exploring this question as Brian K. Barber. In his new book, No Way But Forward, Barber traces how three ordinary young Palestinian men have experienced life in Gaza over the past thirty years—including […]

Guantanamo at Twenty-Three Explore the future of Guantánamo Bay as experts discuss its history, current challenges, and prospects for closure. January 14, 2025 12 pm – 1 pm ET Online January 11, 2025, marked the 23rd anniversary of the opening of the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, which was established in the wake of the […]

\ Over the course of his presidency, Donald Trump intimidated, silenced, and bent to his will Justice Department and FBI officials, from Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr to career public servants. He sowed public doubt in both agencies so successfully that when he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, he […]

[Online] Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan Event One of the most difficult security challenges of the post–Cold War era has been stabilizing failing states in an era of irregular warfare. A consistent component of the strategy to address this problem has been security force assistance where outside […]