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	Analysis + Opinion September 29, 2019 Its monarchy has left Saudi Arabia fragile and unbalanced Hala Al Dosari Jamal Khashoggi and I came from very different backgrounds, and this shaped our views on the politics of our Saudi homeland. There were many issues on which we didn’t agree. But we did share one crucial belief: that untrammeled power is always a danger—and particularly in the case of Saudi Arabia.
	In the News September 28, 2019 A brief history of intelligence whistleblowing Greg MyreNPR Joel Brenner interviewed by NPR: As inspector general at the NSA in the early 2000s, Joel Brenner says he was allowed to operate independently and tackle sensitive issues. But he says it's also important to look into the motives of the whistleblower.
	In the News September 27, 2019 Joel Brenner: allegations that WH attempted to cover up Trump-Ukraine call records is "deeply troubling" MSNBC Joel Brenner, the former Inspector General of the NSA, said that if someone covered up information for personal gain during his time in the Bush Admin, they would've been "frog marched out of the building."
	News@E40 September 27, 2019 CIS hosts consuls general meeting The Center hosted Boston-area consuls general for a foreign policy briefing by our faculty and scholars. Local journalists were also invited. Seventeen consuls and officials attended the September 26 event at the Samberg conference center.
	In the News September 25, 2019 From focus to forgotten: Why no N Korea spotlight at UN? Foster KlugAP News Vipin Narang quoted in AP: “Incentives align on both sides,” Narang said. “That makes me think the low-key mention of North Korea, and the emphasis on Iran, was designed to keep the window wide open for working-level talks.”
	In the News September 25, 2019 GOP lawmakers invited to WH today Chris MatthewsMSNBC Hardball Joel Brenner interviewed on Hardball with Chris Matthews: I wanted to tell people who were focused on this quid pro quo business, about which people are spinning whichever way they want to, to focus instead on the sequence of events.
	In the News September 23, 2019 Saudi Arabia again under UN scrutiny as anniversary of Khashoggi killing nears Zoe ToddFrontline PBS Wilhelm fellow Hala Al-Dosari quoted: “It’s a good signal, basically, on a change in attitudes toward people and it really punctures this kind of narrative on modernization that Mohammad bin Salman is trying to convey — that he’s a new modernizer who is actually not bringing Vision 2030 as an economic reform. He’s bringing his shackles, you know, his family’s shackles and swords along with him.”
	In the News September 21, 2019 Why whistleblower standoff represents a ‘unique juncture’ for US government PBS Newshour Judy Woodruff talks to Joel Brenner, who was the National Security Agency’s inspector general under President George W Bush, about why he expects Congress to investigate further.
	In the News September 20, 2019 Joel Brenner on whistleblower & Trump MSNBC Joel Brenner, the former Inspector General for the National Security Agency, discusses the efforts of IG Michael Atkinson to protect the whistleblower- and what he thinks is an interesting and relevant lawsuit filed today by Trump's legal team.
	In the News September 20, 2019 Joel Brenner comments on whistleblower issue NPR News Former NSA official Joel Brenner over how the acting director of National Intelligence and the Intelligence Community Inspector General handled a whistleblower complaint.