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US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House

Dissecting Trump’s “Peacefully and Patriotically” Defense of the January 6th Attack

An analysis of former President Trump's reference to "peacefully and patriotically" in his January 6th Ellipse speech - for the trial and court of public opinion.
A uniformed person with their back to the camera, setting razor wire next to a river.

Biden Can, But Shouldn’t, Federalize the Texas National Guard

Invocation of the Insurrection Act in response to Texas' obstruction of CBP agents at the U.S.-Mexico border would be inappropriate.

How Long Will Trump’s Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

Likely trial start dates for former president Trump in DC, now that the Circuit Court has ruled and the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.
Two uniformed people cut through razor wire.

The Biden Administration Must Use Civil Rights Enforcement to Push Back Against Texas’s Racist Invocation of Invasion

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's invocation of "invasion" is based in the white supremacist "great replacement" conspiracy theory.
White trucks drive along a dusty road in Mexico.

Immigration Is Not an “Invasion” under the Constitution

The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.
Shot of the court room in the International Court of Justice

Why the ICJ Ruling Misses the Mark: Mitigating Civilian Harm With An Enemy Engaged in Human Shielding

Former CENTCOM Commander General (ret.) Joseph Votel and Professor Claire Finkelstein critically analyze South Africa's positions before the International Court of Justice in…
A local woman prepares to lay a candle among stelae at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also called the Holocaust Memorial, on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Jan. 27, 2024 is the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, the biggest of the many concentration camps used by the Nazis during World War II to enslave and exterminate millions of Jews, political opponents, Roma and other Nazi-deemed undesirables. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Finding Light in the Darkness: A Meditation on Remembrance

(Adapted from an address delivered today at a joint Muslim-Jewish observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Srebrenica Memorial Center in Potoćari, Bosnia and…

The Just Security Podcast: ICJ Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel

Three experts join the show to unpack the ICJ provisional measures in South Africa's genocide case against Israel.

International Courts as the Last Hope for Humanity

Former President of the International Criminal Court writes about South Africa v Israel case before the International Court of Justice.
President Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Salman stand next to each other.

The Democratic Price of Countering Authoritarianism

The US need to contend with China and Russia may obscure the accumulation of risk from many individual tradeoffs.
DHS Flag painted on a wall

Recent NDAA Reforms Not Likely to Fix Key DHS Intelligence Abuses

Congress must do more to regulate the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
An Israeli artillery unit soldier carries an explosive shell near the border with Lebanon

The “War Reserve Stockpile Allies – Israel” Explained & Why Congress Should Not Expand It

Congress should not remove restrictions on transfers to and from the Defense Department's War Reserves Stockpile in Israel.
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