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With the American flag draped behind them and dark brown wooden elevated table, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks as (L-R) Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Elaine Luria (D-VA) listen during a committee business meeting at Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee held the meeting and vote to hold former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to cooperate with the committee’s subpoena.

The Path to Real Accountability: The Timetable and Track Record of the Jan. 6 Select Committee

A snapshot of what the Committee has accomplished, at a quick pace, to establish the record, and what to expect next.
Members of the DC National Guard are deployed outside of the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. The troops are in formation with the words "DC National Guard" written clearly on the back of their bullet proof vests. It's nighttime.

Crisis of Command: The Pentagon, The President, and January 6

Pentagon restrained National Guard on Jan. 6 out of concern Trump would invoke Insurrection Act.
Aerial view of an improvised camp of asylum seekers and refugees at El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on December 6, 2021. - The United States reimplemented the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) program, also known as Remain in Mexico, on December 6 after a court order. (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

The Fifth Circuit’s Interventionist Administrative Law and the Misguided Reinstatement of Remain in Mexico

Experts Cristina Rodríguez and Adam Cox identify flaws in the decision ordering reinstatement of the "Migrant Protection Protocols."
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-MS,flanked by other members of Congress, speaks to the media following testimony during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol adjourned their first hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2021. - The committee heard testimony from members of the US Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department who tried to protect the Capitol against insurrectionists on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

How Stalling Tactics Could Still Constrain the January 6 Committee

Without a greater sense of urgency in the Jan. 6 investigation, it risks failing like every other effort to hold Trump accountable.
Digital fingerprint, conceptual computer illustration.

The Use of Biometric Technologies for Counter-terrorism Purposes in a Human Rights Vacuum

CTED's "best practices" on biometrics miss a key dimension: international human rights law guidance.
A Haitian migrant carrying a baby crosses the Rio Bravo to seek political asylum in the US, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on December 6, 2021. - The United States reimplemented the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) program, also known as Remain in Mexico, on December 6 after a court order. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ / AFP) (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert Explainer: On Verizon’s Deadline for Turning Over Meadows’ Records to Congress

Former General Counsel of Verizon discusses why Meadows' lawsuit will stop the clock on Verizon turning over data to Congress--even though Meadows' lawyer failed to name company…
Sign reading "WARNING: WEAPONS/AMMO ILLEGAL IN MEXICO". White sign with yellow "WARNING" header, set against dusty road.

Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: U.S. Court Duel Over Extraterritorial Legal Issues Looms with Motion to Dismiss

U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors moved to dismiss Mexico's against them, teeing up a U.S. court showdown implicating transnational legal issues.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 30: U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby speaks at a press briefing (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

America Needs a War on Terror Transparency Act

The Pentagon has three months to investigate the disturbing New York Times report that the military conducted and covered up airstrikes in Baghuz, Syria that killed up to 64 civilians.…
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 07: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives for a bill signing ceremony at the Florida National Guard Robert A. Ballard Armory on June 07, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The governor signed the bills to combat foreign influence and corporate espionage in Florida from governments like China. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Reestablishing Florida’s State Guard Won’t Give DeSantis a Private Army Free of Federal Control

While Florida Gov. DeSantis' proposal is worrisome as a political matter, it is unlikely to pose the kind of threat his critics fear.

The Absence of “The Donald”

The curious omission of a notorious social media site in the FBI's criminal case files on January 6th.
A refugee man and child transport water containers by cattle-drawn cart in Awaradi Refugee camp in eastern Niger, on December 11, 2019. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution

The open debate creates risks that counterterrorism will come to dominate the climate security and environmental peacebuilding fields.
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