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Bombshell takes a step back to offer some context to the whirlwind of Ukraine and related investigations: what\\u2019s with Ukraine\\u2019s political trajectory, why is it a magnet for crises involving external actors these days, and how is it being impacted by today\\u2019s scandals?\\xa0 In Trump\\u2019s trade negotiations with China, how have elections become intertwined with those discussions? Turning to the White House, President Trump has had multiple crises emerge from calls with foreign leaders - how does his process shape those results. The NSC staff is wrapped up with today\\u2019s whistleblower investigation - who are they, and how can their role be politicized? In reacting to these events, President Trump\\u2019s language has taken an authoritarian tinge\\u2014what does political science tell us about his actions? And lastly, the president has suggested violence may erupt if he\\u2019s pushed out of office - how should we think about the military\\u2019s role in such scenarios?

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Links

Ukraine

• Philip Bump and Aaron Blake, "The Full Trump-Ukraine Timeline," Washington Post, October 4, 2019
• Bryan Bender and Wesley Morgan, "How US Military Aid Became a Lifeline for Ukraine," Politico, September 30, 2019
• "Ukraine Profile \\u2013 Timeline," BBC, September 10, 2019
• Alex Ward, "The Last 24 Hours in the Ukraine Drama Were the Worst for Trump Yet. Here\'s What Happened," Vox, October 4, 2019

Impeachment legal Counsel Advice

• Radha Iyengar, Tweet, October 2, 2019

Trump Leader Calls

• Carol D. Leonnig, Shane Harris, and Josh Dawsey, "Trump\'s Calls with Foreign Leaders Have Long Worried Aides, Leaving Some Genuinely Horrified," Washington Post, October 4, 2019

Authoritarianism

• Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, and Erica Frantz, Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set, (American Political Science Association, June 2014)
• Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, "This is How Democracies Die," Guardian, January 21, 2018
• Ari Berman, "How Endangered Is American Democracy?" New York Times, April 13, 2018
• Jennifer Mercieca, "Mueller Report Illustrates Trump\'s Authoritarian Rhetorical Tactics," Just Security, May 1, 2019