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NBC News: Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say (Larry Pfeiffer quoted). Also in MSN.
Fairfax County Times: County unemployment remains a challenge (Terry L. Clower quoted).
NBC4 Washington: DOGE staffer attacked in DC, Trump says in threat to federalize city (A Washington Post-Schar School Poll cited). Also in MSN, NBC Los Angeles, NBC Boston, NBC Connecticut, NBC Philadelphia, NBC San Diego, NBC South Florida, NBC Dallas Fort Worth, and NBC New York.
The American Prospect (audio option): Is the price too steep for DC to bring back the Commanders? (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Al Jazeera: In the shadow of China, Taiwan is building a drone army to stop an invasion (Michael Hunzeker mentioned). Also in Inkl and Bangladesh Post.
ARLnow: Morning Notes for August 7, 2025 (Bob McDonnell’s hire highlighted).
StateTech Magazine: How Agentic AI Will Transform Local Government: A Forewarning (Op-ed by Alan R. Shark).
Kyiv Post: Richard Kauzlarich says the U.S. could do more to help Moldova in the face of Russian threats.
GHSN News: PhD alum and adjunct professor Saskia Popescu is named CEO of the Global Health Security Network.
Osmanqizi (video): Richard Kauzlarich comments on the visit to Washington by the Armenian prime minister and the Azerbaijani president.
Washington Post: A WashPost-Schar School survey is mentioned in a story about the Commanders’ stadium.
Chronical of Higher Education: James Finkelstein weighs in on the outcome of the August 1 Board of Vistors meeting.
Sky News Arabia: David Ramadan discusses the latest in the U.S. efforts to make peace in Gaza.
SpyTalk (podcast): Intel Battle Royale (Larry Pfeiffer quoted). Also in The Washington Post (audio option), The Raw Story, Just the News, VOZ (U.S.), and VOZ (Spain).
The Washington Informer: The Voting Rights Act at 60: Advocates Fight Against Voter Suppression in D.C. and Nationwide (Michael K. Fauntroy quoted).
Texas Observer: U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Fails to Stop Modern Drug Smuggling Industry (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in T-SPAN.
Knewz: Mexico's president sues American lawyer for defamation (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted and her book mentioned). Also in NewsBreak.
Asia Times: Dependent and exposed: Taiwan’s military supply chain crisis (Op-ed by master’s student Yenting Lin).
MSN: A WashPost-Schar School poll is cited in a story about the NFL Commanders’ name.
MR Online: It’s time to confront big tech’s AI offensive (A 2021 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Washington Examiner: Defense Policy Calendar Aug. 5-8 (Louise Shelley mentioned).
The Federalist: FBI Never Investigated Evidence For Obama AG’s Role In Clinton Email Coverup (Andrew McCabe quoted). Similar in the Daily Caller.
Academia
Small Wars Journal: Mahmut Cengiz does a deep dive into data to forecast the “fifth wave” of emerging terrorist threats around the world.
The National Interest: Decoding Putin’s Baltic strategy (Analysis co-authored by adjunct Eric Shiraev, Character Assassination and Reputation Protection Lab director).