September 28, 2019

Bringing China into the fold on arms control and strategic stability issues

Bringing China into an arms control framework would be strategically helpful to the United States, but Frank Rose says that the Trump administration is not devoting the proper attention and sustained engagement that is required for such a feat.

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Impeachment and public opinion: 3 key indicators to watch

Will the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump end his presidency or pave the way to his reelection? The answer is unclear, but William Galston says history can give us clues about what to watch for along the way.

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Fund more investments in non-BA workers

Workers without bachelor’s degrees make up two-thirds of all Americans, but Congress has done little to help prepare them for the jobs of the 21st century. As we close out Workforce Development Month, Harry Holzer calls on policymakers to expand investments in skills training and workforce development programs.

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This week on Lawfare

After the release of the whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Scott Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Jacob Schulz, and Margaret Taylor offer an overview of both of the complaint itself and the subsequent hearing in the House Intelligence Committee.

If the House is no longer considering whether to impeach President Trump and has really decided to move forward, it needs to think about what articles of impeachment should—and should not—contain. Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes explain five major areas of focus to ground an impeachment inquiry in the provable record. 

To understand the chain of events leading up to the impeachment inquiry, view a timeline of the Trump-Ukraine scandal.

 

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