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South Korea. Ecuador. Argentina. Japan. All have experienced high-profile political assassination attempts in recent months — underscoring, writes researcher Jacob Ware, "the increasing prevalence of political assassinations around the world." |
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"The United States has avoided a successful high-profile assassination during the recent escalation in domestic political violence, but not for the lack of trying," Ware writes, citing plots targeting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at their homes. "Of note, these incidents underscore that assassination threats are not reserved by any one political ideology." Rather, "they are weaponized by extremists of all stripes." Ware, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says it's hard to diagnosis the precise cause of the apparent rise in assassination attempts. To be sure, norms of civility have frayed, and our political rhetoric has become increasingly violent. Whatever the cause, "politicians must be prepared to spend greater resources on their protection." But Ware ends on an optimistic note, asserting that because "assassinations are typically chosen by 'accelerationist' extremists who are particularly desperate to change the course of history," they should "be interpreted precisely as a reflection of the strength of liberal democratic order." "The most critical counterterrorism measure, then, is to continue reinforcing democratic institutions, including free elections and the free press, that isolate extremism to the fringes of society." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, Jan. 19. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Dov Zakheim, former undersecretary of Defense |
Washington tends to focus on the implications of an Iranian nuclear weapons program for security in West Asia, notably Israel. The implications are no less serious for the stability of South Asia. A nuclear Iran bordering nuclear Pakistan and allied to nuclear India could trigger a crisis of massive proportions. Iran's nuclear program is forging ahead; somehow it must be stopped. |
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By Caroline Walz, health sciences undergraduate student at Northeastern University |
The Sacklers need no introduction — they are arguably the most hated family in America. Their privately held drug company, Purdue Pharma, developed and peddled OxyContin, helping to catalyze the opioid crisis that has brought misery to our country for over two decades. |
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By David Doniger, senior strategic director at the Natural Resources Defense Council |
Relying on the expertise of agencies accountable to the public remains a far better way to administer our laws than leaving such questions in the hands of unelected judges who lack the same expertise. |
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By Akhil Ramesh, director of the India Program and Economic Statecraft Initiative at Pacific Forum |
There has been ridicule and mockery of the BRICS by some in the West, including quips about the acronym with new nations joining the grouping. It may not have a catchy name yet, but analysts should be taking note of the group transforming into a body representing an increasingly large portion of the Global South. |
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