Democracy & Rule of Law
Just Security’s expert authors provide analysis on threats and challenges to democracy and the rule of law in the United States and globally. Coverage includes analysis of the separation of powers, good governance, democratic backsliding, authoritarianism, judicial independence, freedom of the press and association, and accountability for rule of law violations.
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Living with Two Pandemics: COVID-19 Amid Insecurity in Nigeria
Vaccinations remain in single digits, even as multiple types of violence spread. Yet international aid stands at 20 percent of the need.
From Suppressing the Tulsa Race Massacre to Critical Race Theory: The Privilege and Costs of Whitewashing History
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series that began in the runup to the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre this year.) In the past few months,…
Unpacking the DOJ Letters: No “Executive Privilege” for Trump-Era Witnesses on 2020 Election Machinations
The determination clears the way for more evidence, testimony to congressional committees, including on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
What the Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Tells Us About How Far We Have Come Since 9/11
The seventh review resolution shows both the progress that has been made since 2001 and reveals the many challenges that still lay ahead.
Questioning the “Domestic” and “International” in Biden’s Counterterrorism Strategy
How does the categorization of Muslim threats as presumptively “international" subject them to unaccountable security practices and deprivations of rights?
Questions the January 6 Select Committee Should Ask Its Witnesses
Dozens of specific questions for the Select Committee to ask, for witnesses to address even if not asked, for journalists to investigate, for the public to use as benchmarks, for…
Jan 6 Select Committee and Social Media Companies: 10 Key Pieces of Information to Subpoena
The Select Committee should request—better yet, subpoena—the following information from social media companies including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Parler, and TikTok.
Expert Backgrounder: The Westfall Act and Representative Brooks’s Speech
Professor Paul Figley, who served as Deputy Director in Torts Branch of Justice Department's Civil Division for fifteen years, explains the legal framework for Swalwell v. Brooks,…
Know Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee
"Existing laws have facilitated some of the most important testimony for congressional investigators in recent times."
Wrong US Call — Haiti Needs a Credible Transitional Government
The Biden administration can still support a successful move to a credible civil society-brokered transitional government in several ways.
As Israeli Leader Bennett Prepares to Visit the White House, Biden’s Message Might Prove Formative
Early actions of Israel's coalition government suggest a marked departure from the era of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Balancing Reality and Fear: Why An Alarmist Take on Chinese Influence Operations Is Counterproductive
Five specific reasons not to exaggerate the threat of Chinese cyber influence operations.