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The logos of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are seen on computer terminals in a training room of the Cyber Crimes Center of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement October 13, 2009 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Homeland Security’s Intelligence Overreach: Two Cases Illustrate Risks to Civil Society

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying its intelligence apparatus against activists, journalists, and human rights lawyers, with no guard rails against abuse in place.…
Flags outside the EU Parliament

EU ‘Terrorist Content’ Proposal Sets Dire Example for Free Speech Online

Countries around the world are seeking to exert more control over content on the internet – and, by extension, their citizens. Europe, unfortunately, is providing them with a…
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his fist after he spoke on border security at a Rose Garden event at the White House February 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in February 2019

Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of those norms in reactions…
Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. A sign behind them reads, “The Russian Toolbox in the 2016 Election – Propaganda, Fake News, Trolls, and Bots: Yes – Hacking and Theft of Political Information: Yes – Timed Leaks of Damaging Material: Yes“

The Seven Step Program for Fighting Disinformation

A full-spectrum strategy is needed to proactively prepare for the next wave of social-media and internet-based psychological disinformation operations.
ederal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller is sworn in during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee June 13, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Mueller’s Findings: Why DOJ Non-Disclosure Policy and Grand Jury Secrecy May Not Apply

As the Watergate scandal deepened in November 1973, President Richard Nixon declared: “People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.” Nixon was right.…
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech to the nation on February 22, 2019, at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum.

“Just fall, that is all!” Is Sudan on the Brink of Change?

Sudan has entered the third month of widespread and sustained protests across the country, and there is now some indication that President Omar al-Bashir’s grip on power is weakening.…
Women and children sit crammed into the back of a truck while they flee the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz on February 14, 2019.

When Human Trafficking and Terrorism Connect: Dangers and Dilemmas

The increasing emphasis at the UN and elsewhere on the connections between terrorism and human trafficking raises complex legal and policy issues, including how to determine whether…
Hassan Shibly, lawyer for 24-year-old Hoda Muthana, looks at a phone in his office in Tampa, Florida, on February 20, 2019.

Unpacking (Some of) the Legal Issues Surrounding Hoda Muthana

Even before the President weighed in on Twitter, there’s been substantial discussion about the fate of so-called “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, and her apparent desire…
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

Why Trump Needs to Raise Human Rights with North Korea’s Kim

President Donald Trump and his administration have dramatically softened their diplomatic posture on North Korea’s human rights record. But human rights can and should be raised…
Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount at the Supervisor of Elections Service Center on November 18, 2018 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Election Security: Questions for the House Homeland Security Hearing

The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is conducting a hearing on election security tomorrow. It’s part of a series the new Democratic majority in the House is holding…
Roger Stone arrives at the Prettyman United States Courthouse surrounded by DHS officers.

Will the Public Find Out if Trump Directed Campaign Contact with Stone on Wikileaks?

On January 24th, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. convened by Special Counsel Robert Mueller returned an indictment of Roger Stone for false statements, obstruction of…
Shiromani Akali Dal party supporters protest against the Punjab government and police for allegedly fraudulent votes being cast in local elections, outside a polling station in Naushera village on the outskirts of Amritsar on December 30, 2018.

India’s Digital Path: Leaning Democratic or Authoritarian?

As the two largest democracies in the world, India and the United States should be working together to combat this abuse of technology. But India has taken some troubling steps…
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