Intersections

‘Highly problematic’: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response (Politico)

The Trump administration’s rapid and aggressive response to the Minnesota shooting has prompted quiet concern among some administration allies, as well as former and...

“Pink cocaine” is spreading in U.S. — and users don’t know what’s in it (AXIOS)

A drug marketed as "pink cocaine" is turning up more often in U.S. nightclubs and busts, alarming health officials because it's usually not cocaine...

From Sanctions to the Scrapyard: Confronting a Growing Environmental Threat (Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin – RUSI)

The global sanctions landscape has driven the emergence of an extensive shadow fleet of tankers used to move sanctioned oil. Despite the spotlight on...

Farming is Critical to UK National Security (Ed Arnold – RUSI)

In 2024, the UK's total agricultural labour force was 452,900 or 1.3% of the total workforce, spanning 209,000 farm holdings across 69% of the...

Feds bashed for “shocking” lockdown of Minneapolis ICE shooting probe (AXIOS)

Former prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys are alarmed by the Trump administration's "highly unusual" decision to kick local investigators off the probe into the...

Trump admin blocked from freezing billions in child care funds, judge rules (AXIOS)

The Trump administration on Friday was blocked from freezing roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services in five Democratic-led...

ICE and Border Patrol shootings spark hundreds of weekend vigils and protests (AXIOS)

"ICE Out For Good" vigils and protest events were quickly planned nationwide for Jan. 10 and 11 in response to a fatal shooting by...

How Offline ID Checks Could Help Solve the Age Verification Head-Scratcher (Finn Mitra – Tech Policy Press)

Legislators around the world are grappling with how to craft effective age verification laws to prevent minors from accessing harmful digital content. Existing proposals...

When Crises Become Courtrooms: How Africa’s Engagement with the ICJ Is Rewriting the Playbook of International Law (Emmanuel Osayande – Just Security)

The last half-decade has been ( a study in emergency. Mass atrocities, climate harms, maritime flashpoints, and information-age evidence have all crowded the international...

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