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The President Will Destroy You Now

"The most lasting impact of this term will be felt in the damage done to the reputation of the United States as a safe harbor where the rule of law is king and where the Constitution is as sacred a national document as any country has developed."
Mara Rudman, Bob Strong, Andrew Rudalevige, and Russell Riley
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How WWII became a fork in the road on prison policy

Though WWII provided the U.S. government with an international playbook for treating POWs with human dignity, our legislators and judges relied on a phrase from an 1871 Virginia Supreme Court decision viewing prisoners as merely “slaves of the state” as domestic policy.
Gerard Robinson
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What Happens When an Ex-President Falls Ill?

Former president Biden's illness may prompt empathetic support—or additional criticism for his decision to remain in the 2024 race until it was too late for his party to retain the White House. Only history will tell.
Barbara Perry
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United States' role in Russia-Ukraine dynamic

"Putin knows from his KGB background and others just how to read and play various figures when and as he needs to—and I think he is doing that to a fine degree, sadly, with President Trump," says Mara Rudman.
Mara Rudman
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Trump's call with Putin

Mara Rudman discusses Trump's most recent call with Putin, and implications for Ukraine, Europe, Asia, and U.S. security.
Mara Rudman
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The Republican Who Actually Understood Russia

Eric hosts "Financial Times" Washington commentator Edward Luce. They discuss Zbig's historical significance, why there have been more biographies of Henry Kissinger than Brzezinski and whether or not he was, in the long pull of history, more consequential than Kissinger. They also consider whether Brzezinski was a better National Security Adviser than Carter was a President.
Eric Edelman