Terrorism & Violent Extremism
Just Security provides expert legal and policy analysis of terrorism, counterterrorism, and domestic and international violent extremism.
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Know Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee
"Existing laws have facilitated some of the most important testimony for congressional investigators in recent times."

Taliban Ascendance in Afghanistan Risks Return of Global Terrorist Hub
Walking in the Trump administration’s footsteps, the Biden team is making several miscalculations about the Taliban, which will undermine the U.S. ability to protect its counterterrorism…

Doubling Down on Deterrence
The Biden administration’s anti-asylum rhetoric harms refugees and won’t win votes.

Facebook’s New Dangerous Individuals and Organizations Policy Brings More Questions Than Answers
The company has responded to criticism with clarifications and revisions, but the rules require a fundamental rethink.

Swalwell v. Trump and the Legitimate Scope of Federal Employment
Expert who wrote that case law favors Trump in getting DOJ legal shield in E Jean Carroll case, writes why that doesn't apply in Jan. 6 lawsuits.

Encryption Originalism
Encryption originalism views strong encryption as the modern reemergence of Founding Era practice of employing—often unbreakable—ciphers.

Extraterritorial Counterterrorism: Policymaking v. Law
The Biden administration's counterterrorism policy review is a crucial moment to evaluate the role of law versus policy and an opportunity to narrow the scope of the “ongoing…

What the US Government Brief Should Have Said in Al-Hela: On Guantanamo and Due Process
"Had the Justice Department wanted to recognize that the due process clause applies at Guantanamo, the brief would have essentially written itself."

How US-Funded Abuses Led to Failure in Afghanistan
The primary and defining characteristic of the armed conflict in Afghanistan over the last two decades has been harm to civilians caused by massive human rights abuses and war…

Sovereign Citizens: More Than Paper Terrorists
A scholar of "sovereign citizens," writes about their ideology and organization, and how they fit into the array of domestic violent extremists in the United States.

America’s Democracy Moment
As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, it is crucial to recognize the gravity of the threats still facing US democracy.

Assessing Parler’s Letter Documenting Warnings It Gave FBI of Jan. 6 Attack
One of the significant moments in the recent House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection was the revelation that the social media platform Parler had…