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Does America Face a Threat from Within? (Daniel Byman, Brookings)
In both the United States and Europe, violence on the Right intersects with traditional politics and exacerbates political divides, giving it far more influence than it had in the past.

U.N. Human Rights Chief “Deeply Shocked” by Border Processing Center Conditions in Texas (Deanna Paul, Washington Post)
The high commissioner singled out the treatment of migrant children, saying she was “deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions.”

Europe Has Turned Its Back on Its ISIS Suspects (Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic)
Italy just took back an alleged fighter to face trial. No one else in western Europe is following suit.

Some of Putin’s Top Cops Are Mobsters. Even KGB Vets Are Ashamed. (Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast)
A recent spate of arrests shows elite FSB units and senior officers shaking down businesses for huge bribes and even robbing banks.

Government Analyst Resigns over Blocked Climate Change Testimony: Reports (Rebecca Klar, The Hill)
A State Department analyst has resigned after White House officials blocked his written testimony to a congressional panel citing evidence that climate change poses a national security threat, according to Wednesday reports. The analyst, Rod Schoonover, resigned in protest and Friday will be his last day, according to State Department officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.

ICE and the Ever-Widening Surveillance Dragnet (Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic)
ICE agents have used facial-recognition technology on state driver’s-license photos, turning a public database into a de facto criminal database.