Holding Police Officers Accountable, What Isra el’s Annexation Plans Mean for Jordan, and More

June 2, 2020

Law enforcement agencies are imbued with structural issues that make it difficult to hold police officers accountable for misconduct. Rashawn Ray writes that one major step to fixing these issues is by reforming civilian payout programs for misconduct.

Jordanian King Abdullah is facing an extremely consequential decision: how to respond to an Israeli annexation of the occupied Jordan Valley. Bruce Riedel discusses the pressure the king will face from the Jordanian public and the complications arising from the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for annexation.

Additionally, Brookings President John R. Allen and Daniel Shapiro argue that stopping Israel’s annexation of portions of the West Bank is in America’s national security interest.

The coronavirus has pushed most academic institutions online and the changes will permanently alter higher education. John Villasenor outlines the two major methods of online learning that will likely occur in the fall, difficulties with both categories, and how universities may approach tuition moving forward.

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