Counterterrorism

The impending 22nd anniversary of our loved ones’ deaths is a truly fitting occasion to end the failed 9/11 military commission, answer our questions, and assure us of judicial…

The collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and subsequent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the failure of two decades of fighting to root…

Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.

Without urgently needed reforms, human rights defenders could be at risk of arrest in 22 countries without even knowing it. No one is safe from the reach of the Arab Interior Ministers…

A cramped approach to protecting Americans’ privacy would be a mistake, both as a legal matter and a practical one.

The most compelling national security question this year is whether Congress will reauthorize Section 702 and, if so, what form that reauthorization will take.

The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…

United Nations member states must find ways to demand more inclusive, rights-compliant, and gender-responsive counterterrorism efforts.

Despite receiving intelligence that threatened an attack on the U.S. Capitol, intelligence agencies downplayed the risk of violence.

The United States should make good on its commitment to follow through on the Special Rapporteur's Guantanamo report.

The charging of Cop City protestors as domestic terrorists highlights the dangerous manner in which the federal government’s DVE policies are playing out on the ground – interacting…

Homeland security organizations are injecting federal spy agencies into local political matters, often without meaningful restrictions.