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They swept the issue under the rug, and even Thomas Jefferson realized that civil war was inevitable before he died on July 4, 1826. But history could have taken a different direction.

Well-meaning reforms are often blocked and rarely succeed. But there are ways to make them stick.

From the Berlin Wall to Confederate monuments, destroying a historic marker means destroying a learning opportunity.

Attacks on cell phone towers are merely the latest evidence that virtual disinformation is leading to actual violence.

The Chinese Communist Party crushes demonstrations—and with it shuts off change.

The furor over police abuse of Black communities is raising new questions about the original sin of America’s Founding Fathers.

Powerful House committee leader Eliot Engel confronts a progressive challenge that has split the Democratic Party.

The United States’ chronic police brutality problem can be solved using evidence and data.

Message to both sides: Keep the military (and retired generals) out of politics, including the election campaign.

A spate of killings in Nigeria under lockdown has produced little but hashtag activism.

Trump resuming campaign rallies has veterans nervous that U.S. troops could find themselves in the political crossfire.

The coronavirus brings additional health concerns, Israeli democracy is threatened by the West Bank annexation, and protests in Europe bring issues of racism to the fore.

Trump’s reaction to Black Lives Matter protests caused a civil-military crisis at home. Will it harm U.S. soft power abroad?

Pro-democracy activists in authoritarian countries always pointed to the United States as a model. After police attacks on protesters, it has become increasingly hard to do so.

The State Department is concerned about the progress of Iraqi judicial reforms and the anti-corruption fight, according to a new report.

A renowned “good cop” says police abuse and corruption are like the coronavirus, infecting departments throughout the world.

The Defense Department falls short of a deadline set by seven Senate Democrats but says it is working on a response detailing the expense of sending U.S. troops to Washington.

In a letter, more than 150 organizations and practitioners in the national security and foreign-policy communities pledged to add more diversity to their ranks and boards of directors.

The secretary-general changes course on staffers’ participation in demonstrations against police brutality in the United States, citing a U.N. history of fighting discrimination.

How U.S.-based foreign correspondents are covering the Black Lives Matter protests for their audiences back home.