Terrorism & Violent Extremism
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The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker
A new public resource that will be updated with every hearing of the January 6 Select Committee. Two federal crimes and one Georgia state crime.

Don’t Forget Your Friends: Risks and Opportunities in Security Partnerships
Any policy on civilian protection that lack a robust plan for working with partners would be incomplete. New frameworks, tools, and capabilities are needed to support partners…

January 6th Intelligence Failure Timeline
The most comprehensive timeline of the intelligence failure preceding the attack on the US Capitol.

“Witnesses with Baggage” — Anticipating the Jan 6 Hearings and Related Investigations
"The reality is that witnesses are often neither heroes nor villains, or maybe they are a little of both."

Primer on the Hearings of the January 6th Select Committee
Capsule summaries of key facts and findings to date, and what to look for during the public hearings in June .

Beyond a “Hate Crime”: “Replacement” Rhetoric and the Genocide Worry
Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court, analyzes "replacement theory"-motivated killings through lens of international law on genocide.

American Tragedies
Buffalo, Uvalde, Laguna Woods among US communities shattered by mass shootings.

Prosecuting Trump for the Insurrection: The Well-Founded Case for Optimism
"As a former federal civil rights prosecutor who investigated and tried police abuse cases under the onerous ‘willfulness’ standard for many years, I am optimistic of the prospects…
Still at War: The United States in Iraq
There are both benefits and risks to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq.
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy in Somalia: Cautions and Unknowns
More information is needed to assess the strategic and legal basis for redeploying U.S. troops to Somalia.
Will the EU’s Digital Services Act Reduce Online Extremism?
The EU's Digital Services Act does not sufficiently address challenges to countering online extremism.

Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters
A triangulation of evidence that extremists treated then-President Trump's words as instructions for the events on Jan. 6.