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Posters are displayed on the ground during a rally in support of the Iranian people and the Women Life Freedom movement

Open-Source Information Provides Powerful Evidence of Gender Crimes in Iran and Beyond

Digital open source data can be ethically deployed to strengthen investigations and prosecutions on gender crimes in Iran and elsewhere.
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Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive

Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
The headquarters of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC, November 18, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

The FTC’s Concerning Inaction on a New Data Protection Law

Inaction on PADFA means that the personal information of U.S. citizens can continue to be transferred to adversarial nations without consequences.
Katherine Keneally and Julia Ebner answer questions at the Calleva-Airey Neave Global Security Seminar Series hosted by Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government on May 1, 2025.

Q&A with Katherine Keneally: The Future of Terrorism Detection and Analysis

How should we understand evolving terrorism, and what’s needed for better threat assessment? Julia Ebner discussed this with expert Katherine Keneally.
US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L)

When the Free Press Falters: What America Can Learn from Russia’s Descent

The unraveling of press freedom in the United States mirrors Putin's capture of the Russian media, write two experts who know both terrains.
The sign at the FBI headquarters building reads, “J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building.”

Nihilistic Violent Extremism: A Valuable Stride Forward in American Counterterrorism

Nihilistic violent extremism might even be considered part of a fourth generation of online radicalization, blurring the lines between killers and terrorists.
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Curating Cyberspace: Rights, Responsibilities, and Opportunities

To challenge authoritarianism, platforms should embrace a role that balances expressive rights and responsibilities in a pro-democratic way.
Sen. Patrick Leahy sits in front of a poster with examples of Russian-created Facebook pages

Is the U.S. Abandoning the Fight Against Foreign Information Operations?

The Trump administration's policy shift paves the way for foreign propaganda to flourish, leaving Europe to step into the breach.
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Don’t Succumb to Climate Fatalism

Climate policy is taking a hit, but succumbing to this backsliding is not the answer. Instead, there are real security, economic, and political benefits to hitting back.
gavel hammer with smartphone on blue background.

Online Safety Regulations Around the World: The State of Play and The Way Forward

A global survey and analysis of online safety laws reveals an emerging set of discernible approaches to platform regulation.
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States in the Vanguard: Social Media Policy Today

The states have stepped up to regulate consumer-facing online services where the federal government has been utterly silent. But the tech companies are not sitting idly by.
A navigator, with the call sign Actor, and a drone operator with the callsign Sapsan rest while looking at their phones in a forward bunker position on the Southern frontline near Orikhiv, Ukraine

#War #Sponsored: Using Targeted Ads to Promote Compliance with International Humanitarian Law

As combatants sit in the trenches – scrolling, posting, taking selfies – they can be targeted with online ads that espouse the laws of war.
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