The Trump administration has fired “people who had been *assigned* to diversity & recruiting efforts…Those recruiters were some of the agency’s most successful.. In 2024, the C.I.A. had its best recruiting effort since the months after 9/11.” nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/…

March your calendars for this event School of Public Affairs later this month!

The fundamental flaw in the logic missing from this WSJ piece is that the FTO designation allows for deportation of members of this criminal group. Invoking the Alien Enemies Act isn’t necessary unless the intent is MUCH broader. wsj.com/politics/polic…

The Trump Administration proposes relocating Palestinians to Somalia as al-Shabaab’s gains pose an existential threat to the federal government and the country reels from losing U.S aid & still frozen assistance. apnews.com/article/israel…

The Trump Administration’s reported proposal to relocate Palestinians in Gaza to Somaliland probably dangles the carrot of recognition to Hargeisa. But Somaliland is a democracy—would its voters accept recognition at that cost? apnews.com/article/israel…

The Foreign Terrorist Organization designations of the cartels—as problematic as they were— *should* actually undermine the justification for invoking the Alien Enemies Act bc belonging to an FTO is already a deportable offense apnews.com/article/trump-…

.U.S. Institute of Peace Acting President and CEO George Moose: “Department of Government Efficiency has broken into our building.”

Excited for this hybrid event School of Public Affairs next Thur

“Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ever closer to the capital…” addisstandard.com/from-insurgenc…

Many congratulations to Dr Harmouch!!!

Tune in tomorrow for a School of Public Affairs hybrid event on Latin America under the Trump Administration TOMORROW

Join for this important School of Public Affairs event on political violence in the U.S. next Tues featuring Hannah Allam

Looking forward to this timely School of Public Affairs event tomorrow!

Tune in for the sixth episode of the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogues 📕 EP 6: Operation Sindoor: Ceasefire and Counterterrorism 📅 Friday, May 16, 2025 🕰️ 10 AM EST/ 7:30 PM IST Register Here: ⬇️⬇️ usispf.zoom.us/webinar/regist… (After registering, you will receive a confirmation

Politico reports “many people who were pushed out were considered high performers or had specialized skills like speaking multiple difficult languages. That may be because the layoffs appeared partly based on which office the staffer was in, as opposed to skills or work history”