A Trump Jan. 6 indictment, what’s ahead for the Wagner Group in Africa and the Middle East, and social media use among young children.
| An addendum to the surgeon general’s advisory on social media U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently released an advisory about the risks of social media for youth mental health. The data backing the warning comes largely from research linking social media use to outcomes in adolescence, but children under the age of 10 are also actively using online platforms. Sophia Espinoza, Charlotte Wright, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek argue that it is time to acknowledge the problematic nature of social media for young children who are just beginning to form their digital habits. |
| What’s ahead for the Wagner Group in Africa and the Middle East? “Predictions of the end of the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa and the Middle East in the aftermath of its ill-fated rebellion in Russia are premature. More likely, Wagner’s Middle East and Africa operations will persist: They still serve multiple interests of the Russian state and can be separated from Wagner’s Ukraine and Russia operations,” writes Vanda Felbab-Brown. |
| A Trump Jan. 6 indictment appears to be imminent In a statement posted on Truth Social yesterday, Donald Trump said that he received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding the investigation into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. What can we reasonably infer from the statement? Benjamin Wittes offers some thoughts about what may happen next. |
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