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Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 opening ceremony at the Hangzhou International Expo Center.

Social Justice

Jamal Khashoggi’s Death Underlines the Influence of U.S Foreign Policy in the Middle East

The United States has, over the years, weakened several important norms and signals that may have discouraged the violent actions of the Saudi government.

David Sterman

News in Brief

Trump’s New CIA Director Played a Significant Part in Detainee Torture

Gina Haspel, now in the highest position at the CIA, was involved in the use of "enhanced interrogation" techniques on a suspected terrorist in 2002.

Raymond Bonner

News in Brief

How to Beat a Polygraph

Visualize cool beers on warm summer nights.

Lauren Kirchner

Tracer fire on the Finnish-Soviet border during the Winter War.

Social Justice

The Nazi Interrogator Who Revealed the Value of Kindness

Thanks in part to the work of Hanns Scharff and a slew of studies on interrogation techniques, we know it's best to be genuinely friendly no matter who you're trying to get information out of.

Eric Horowitz