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USA Today: Dozens of former military leaders defend Mark Kelly in Pentagon fight (Gen. Michael V. Hayden mentioned). Also in Yahoo! News.
Pacifica’s Background Briefing (via KPFA; podcast): Louise Shelley discusses the “Putinization” of American foreign policy.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): It’s time to complete the story of the 9/11 Pentagon attack/Guest column (Op-ed by former Virginia governors/visiting professors of practice Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe).
CNN (video): What’s the Insurrection Act? Inside Trump’s threat (Andrew McCabe interviewed). McCabe starts at the 2:41 mark. Similar in Huff Post (subscription may be required), Mediaite, Breitbart, Monitorul de Stiri (Romania), and other media outlets.
Context (video): PhD student Ali Mammadov discusses the “Donroe Doctrine” and “Western hemispheric thinking” for an international audience. Mammadov begins at the 1:00 mark.
Richmond Times Dispatch: In an op-ed, Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein conclude that the University of Virginia’s new president has a contract that makes it onerous for the school to dismiss him.
WJLA7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Should U.S. stick with NATO as approval of American leadership falls? (Mark N. Katz quoted). Also in The National News Desk, KTVO3 (local ABC and CBS affiliate in Kirksville, MO), Fox 25 (Oklahoma City, OK), Byteseu, and other media outlets.
ARLnow: ‘Right to work’ unlikely to change much in Va. this year, union and business leaders agree (Terry L. Clower quoted).
Atlanta Magazine: Once a crime, now a cornerstone: Inside Georgia’s homeschool boom (A 2023 Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).
Morning Wave in Busan (video): Mark J. Rozell discusses recent developments in U.S. foreign policy.
The Falls Church News-Press: Reaching Customers around Falls Church (Op-ed in which Center for Regional Analysis mentioned).
Iran International: Mark N. Katz explains why Iran’s rulers have not been toppled in the face of massive unrest.
Iran International (audio option): Turkey treads carefully as Iran faces unrest (Op-ed by Umud Shokri, Schar visiting fellow).
Memesita: Deported to a changed Mexico: Cartels, violence & a difficult return (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).
The Washington Post (audio option): Five ways D.C.-area commutes have changed since the pandemic (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in DNYUZ.
Modern Diplomacy: International Security and Law senior Josef Wolpert does a deep dive into Russian cyberwarfare practices and America’s counterstrategy.
Michigan Live: Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein say the new president of the University of Michigan’s contract is a “C-minus…at best.”
Barrett and Green: In an op-ed for a government management and policy consultant, Alan R. Shark tackles “AI weariness” in the public sector.
Iran International: Mark N. Katz says in an op-ed that despite unrest in Iran, Russia will attempt to preserve its influence.
Memesita: Mexico cartel crackdown: Trump, extraditions & future of drug war (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).
RealClear Investigations: Obama’s fingerprints in all Trump and Clinton investigation (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Also in Noticias de Israel (Argentina).
Washington Examiner (audio option): Pence will need a bigger office if he’s going to save conservatism (Op-ed in which Mike Pence, former vice president, quoted).
Richmond Magazine: Mark J. Rozell says Gov. Spanberger’s focus on “affordability” could backfire as her office has very little influence over market factors.
Jornal Grande Bahia (translation may be required; Brazil): Iran faces a potential revolutionary scenario with five conditions met, according to an international expert (Comments to Le Pointmagazine by Jack A. Goldstone cited).
Cardinal News (audio option; Roanoke, VA): Spanberger didn’t have to criticize Trump in her inaugural address. She did anyway. (Op-ed in which George Mason and Anne Holton mentioned).
Academia
The Vital Center: Using a survey, Visiting Researcher Levente Székely examines how Americans ages 15 to 39 feel about achieving, or not, their childhood dreams.