She served on President Obama's National Security Council from 2009-2013 and at the Treasury Department under President Bush. Here's this week's briefing:Brazil: Stabbing democracyDemocracy in Brazil is literally under assault. A Bolsonaro win would be the latest victory for a far-right candidate in a major democracy. He expects you to watch the assault, issue some more warnings, and wait for it to be over. If chemical weapons (CW) are used, Assad and Putin probably expect punishment, but we don't think that will deter them from more CW use.

Source: CNN September 09, 2018 18:11 UTC