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Institutionalizing Critical Race Theory

This is Part 1 of a new 3-part series on the rapidly deteriorating situation in American schools with regard to the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as part of Ethnic Studies programs. The dangerous effects of CRT ideology already are apparent across U.S. institutions and must be countered immediately…

West’s Indecision Only Emboldens Erdogan

As other crises take center stage for the Trump administration’s national security team, the dangerous ambitions of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey have been spreading instability across the Mideast and North Africa (MENA). For years Erdogan made no secret of his intention to restore the Ottoman Empire and become the sultan…

Ending the Qatar Blockade

Last week, at the 2020 Global Security Forum, U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that ending Qatar’s blockage by three Gulf nations and Egypt is “a priority” of the Trump administration in “the next 70 days.” The dispute among the Arab neighbors grew out of concerns about Qatar’s close…

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