Sarah Harrison

Dec 12, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Sarah Harrison

Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. assistance—benefiting from $124 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars over the last seven decades. Despite the mounting reports of potential gross violations of human rights committed by units of Israeli security forces since last October, the Biden administration has not prohibited a single unit from receiving U.S. assistance under the Leahy laws—continuing a consistent trend among presidents.

Jan 16, 2024 | justsecurity.org | John Chappell |Sarah Harrison

Since Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the United States has provided a significant number of arms to Israel to support its war in Gaza. Public reporting indicates that U.S. military equipment transferred includes bombs, precision guidance kits, missiles, artillery shells, ammunition, and other equipment.

Sep 28, 2023 | foreignaffairs.com | Sarah Harrison |Max Boot |Michelle Gavin

Since he took office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden has wound down the United States’ involvement in some post-9/11 conflicts. But Somalia is a glaring exception. For more than 16 years the U.S. military has helped to wage a war against al Shabab, a Somali extremist insurgency that emerged in 2006.

Sep 27, 2023 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Yaroslav Trofimov |Sarah Harrison |Michael Phillips |Joseph Trevithick

Quotes of the Day:"The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it." - George Santayana"Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, 'My colleagues are wrong, and I would do it this way.' But the greatest dissents do become court opinions, and gradually over time, their views become the dominant view.