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What Were We Thinking? Selected Schar School Op-Eds (May 2021)

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From the Washington Post:

In听2019, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt were among 37 countries that signed a听letter听to the U.N. Human Rights Council praising China鈥檚 鈥渃ontribution to the international human rights cause鈥 鈥 with claims that China restored 鈥渟afety and security鈥 after facing 鈥渢errorism, separatism and extremism鈥 in Xinjiang.

鈥擯hD Student Jonathan Hoffman

From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:

Many people, including Steven Hawking and Elon Musk, have said they want to ban these sorts of weapons, saying they can鈥檛 distinguish between civilians and soldiers, while others say they鈥檒l be critical in countering听fast-paced threats听like drone swarms and may actually听reduce the risk听to civilians because they will make fewer mistakes than human-guided weapons systems.

鈥擹ak Kallenborn

From the Conversation:

My research career听has been devoted to innovation policy, and I served on the White House staff under President Barack Obama. I鈥檝e seen how smart public policies and savvy federal investments can help accelerate the innovation process.

鈥擠avid Hart

From the Hill:

There鈥檚 only one way Republicans can be persuaded to abandon Trumpism. Democrats have to whip them in elections, beat them so badly that Republicans reach the point where they say, 鈥淲e can鈥檛 go on like this.鈥澨

鈥擝ill Schneider

From the Washington Post:

His most delicate dance, however, is with the legacy of Trump and a GOP voting base militantly loyal to him.

鈥擬ark J. Rozell

From the Hill:

And that means that Joe Biden can stand up to Israel more than any president since Harry Truman.听

鈥擩eremy Mayer

From the Wilson Center鈥檚 Mexico Institute:

This type of party is more useful to solve the problems of party leaders or founders than to solve fundamental social problems.

鈥擥uadalupe Correa-Cabrera

From Asia Times:

President Joe Biden鈥檚 initially cautious and quiet response to Israel鈥檚 bombing campaign against Gaza is only the latest evidence of the erosion of American leverage over Israeli actions.

鈥擡llen Laipson

From Virginia Mercury:

For all of the talk now about the GOP still being under the spell of Donald Trump, unable to extricate itself from the failed ex-president and all the political baggage he carries in increasingly blue Virginia, the decision to use RCV signals perhaps an emerging realization by party leaders that it is time to look to the GOP鈥檚 future.

鈥擬ark J. Rozell

From the Atlantic Council:

Although it wants to see the conflict come to an end, Moscow is not going to risk rupturing its听multifaceted relationship with Israel鈥攊nvolving trade, deconfliction in Syria, and the warm Putin-Netanyahu relationship鈥攆or the sake of Hamas.听

鈥擬ark N. Katz

From Cyber Security Intelligence:

Now, I know the idea was to get the information out to everyone so they could patch and counter accordingly.听 However, as some of us feared, it also limned out an attack mode for the bad guys. And the bad guys are not stupid鈥攖hey are students of our vulnerabilities, they are increasingly sophisticated to a front-line nation state degree, and by our sharing we are educating them.

鈥擱onald Marks

From the Hill:

But instead of criticizing him, they might want to learn a hard truth from the senator, who knows how to use his one vote to protect his constituents.听

鈥擬ark J. Rozell

From Just Security:

To reestablish itself as the partner of first resort in the Indo-Pacific, the United States should use its logistical, technological, and scientific skills to help these countries prepare for and prevent the climate security risks they fear. U.S. forces in the region already help to build the capacity of allies and partners to defend themselves against State threats.

鈥擡rin Sikorsky and Caroline Baxter