Terrorism & Violent Extremism

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Paper silhouettes of faces overlap one another. All except one are various shades of light grey. The one exception is in red and includes a whistle in the face’s mouth.

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."
Afghan Taliban militants with large guns and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020.

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…
Haitian citizens, including children gather in front of the US Embassy in Tabarre, Haiti on July 10, 2021, asking for asylum after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise explaining that there is too much insecurity in the country and that they fear for their lives. They wear face masks due to COVID-19.

Doubling Down on Deterrence

The Biden administration’s anti-asylum rhetoric harms refugees and won’t win votes.
A long list blown up in poster size of "public complaints" against Facebook policies, including the social media giant's political stances, data security lapses, politicization, privacy violations and misinformation, is taped to the outside of their office building during a protest led by the organization Public Citizen in Washington, DC, May 25, 2021.

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.
Mo Brooks talks at a podium with the sign “Save America” and gestures into the air. American flags stand on either side of him. He wears a red hat that says, “Fire Pelosi”

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.
A cylindrical cipher device.

Encryption Originalism

Encryption originalism views strong encryption as the modern reemergence of Founding Era practice of employing—often unbreakable—ciphers.
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport on June 13, 2010.

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…
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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."
Afghan villagers search for dead bodies of persons who were killed in a NATO airstrike on a home in Sajawand village in Logar province south of Kabul on June 6, 2012.

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…
The Massachusetts State Police set up a road block on a highway in Wakefield, MA.

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.
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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.
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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…
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