Terrorism & Violent Extremism

The US State Department, Treasury must take immediate steps to ensure that sanctions on the Taliban do not block international aid to Afghans.

Avoidable consequences of U.S. sanctions for Afghan civilians

The US and its partners must condition diplomatic recognition on the Taliban meeting human rights and counterterrorism standards.

The plaintiffs have a strong argument that a 2005 immunity law does not prohibit some of their claims.

"While it’s certainly convenient to depict the shock and miscalculation U.S. officials claim over Afghanistan’s tragic, rapid fall to the Taliban as an intelligence failure,…

As the UN Security Council hosts an emergency meeting, world leaders must understand what the abandonment of the Afghan people involves.

Existing US refugee and SIV programs are insufficient for Afghan refugee crisis. The US must massively expand programs to bring Afghans to safety.

It is time to take stock of what the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) has become and acknowledge what are the critical inflection points for its future development.

DHS erroneously considered activities at the Capitol “routine congressional business” and failed to properly consider threat environment, GAO report says.

The prohibition on torture is absolute. The government’s commitment to upholding it must be too.

Meadows was directly involved at major intersections of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A detailed timeline of all the publicly available…

India has left many of its nationals who fought with terrorist groups languishing in prison abroad. But it has legal options - and obligations - to bring these nationals home.…