Global Security Newsletter // November 15

November 15, 2019

Global Security Trump talks the talk on national security — but Americans are much less safe from real threats under him - The Independent Meet the two seasoned staff prosecutors now in impeachment spotlight - NBC News ‘This app is free and therapy is not’: Gen Z will keep using TikTok even if they don’t trust it - The Washington Post A witness who can paint a picture of a U.S. foreign policy hijacked by Trumpian bag men - The Washington Post Schiff’s ‘Obstruction’ Theory - The Wall Street Journal Trump talks the talk on national security — but Americans are much less safe from real threats under him - The Independent The United States has built a formidable national security state. It spends more on national defense than any nation in history and more than the next seven countries combined. It also spends formidably on intelligence—in excess of $80 billion. read more Meet the two seasoned staff prosecutors now in impeachment spotlight - NBC News The fast-moving impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his political rivals is not only putting the partisanship on the House Intelligence Committee on full display, it's also catapulting the lead lawyers for both parties into the national spotlight. read more ‘This app is free and therapy is not’: Gen Z will keep using TikTok even if they don’t trust it - The Washington Post Curry joined TikTok in September. She’s a pretty typical user of the short video app: scrolling, sometimes for hours, watching an endless stream of videos that TikTok’s mysterious algorithms guessed she would love. read more A witness who can paint a picture of a U.S. foreign policy hijacked by Trumpian bag men - The Washington Post As she did behind closed doors, Yovanovitch can, in a number of respects, complete the picture of a U.S. foreign policy hijacked by Trumpian bag men. First, she can describe the smear campaign conducted against her by Trump lawyer Rudolph W. read more Schiff’s ‘Obstruction’ Theory - The Wall Street Journal Is it an impeachable offense for a president to resist impeachment? House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff told CNN last week that White House officials’ refusal to testify in his committee’s impeachment probe could lead to “obstruction of Congress” charges against President Trump. read more

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