Members of the National Guard stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol building during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021.REUTERS/Leah Millis
With the country still reeling from Wednesday's violence in Washington, serious questions are now being asked about how such a massive security breach was able to happen at the heart of US government.
Many consider it incomprehensible that thousands of pro-Trump supporters were able to force their way inside one of the country's most historically and politically significant buildings at a time when elected lawmakers were inside moving to certify Joe Biden's election victory.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 7, 2020
Capitol Hill riots: Are Western democracies under attack? -- Peter Hille and Christoph Hasselbach, DW
6 Times the Military Was Used to Suppress Civilian Uprisings in the US -- Blake Stilwell, Military.com
Is This the Year Israel and Iran Go to War? -- Seth Frantzman, 1945
With eye on US ties, Saudi Arabia leads pack on Gulf detente -- Ghaida Ghantous, Reuters
What will reduced tensions within the GCC mean for Iran? -- Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera
Africa's Road to Recovery in 2021 -- Alex Vines, Chatham House
Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming -- Marian Faa, ABC News (Australia)
Britain Returns to Its Past -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
With Britain gone, smaller nations are banding together to fight EU integration -- William Nattrass, CAPX
Europe just made Joe Biden’s China policy a lot more difficult -- WAshington Post
Continued U.S.-India Cooperation Under Biden Administration Remains An Open Question, Experts Say -- John Grady, USNI News
