Terrorism & Violent Extremism
Just Security provides expert legal and policy analysis of terrorism, counterterrorism, and domestic and international violent extremism.
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The Shamima Begum Decision: What Could It Mean for Other ISIS Women and Children Unable to Repatriate?
The attention Shamima Begum's most recent success before the Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom received might signify the small glimmer of hope the ruling appears to create…
Defund America’s Endless Wars
Dismantling the structures of racist policing at home will require recognizing the continuum of security state violence that connects domestic policing, border enforcement and…
Legally Available Options: A Case for Indicting Russian Officers for Providing Material Support to the Taliban
Missing from analyses of potential responses to Russian operations in Afghanistan is the possibility of an indictment against the G.R.U. officers involved.
A Window to Rein in DHS
The leverage afforded by the appropriations cycle presents the best and perhaps only opportunity for Congress to confront a department run amok.
The President’s Private Army
How did we get here? Goitein discusses legal and political obstacles that faced President Trump's resort to other federal forces, why DHS is now his weapon of choice, what it may…
The Short Fuse: Autocrats, Hate Speech and Political Violence
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” It took three and a half years into his presidency, but Twitter finally flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets as…
Bill Barr’s Playbook: His False Claims About Prior Military Force on U.S. Soil
The Insurrection Act, Operation Hawkeye and what really happened
Trump Administration’s Women, Peace and Security Plans: Blueprint for Action or Empty Promises?
The president and his officials take many actions diametrically opposed to these plans. But Congress and civil society can keep the pressure on.
Portland’s Pretext: Barr’s Long History Manipulating Law to Put Federal Forces on U.S. Streets
In a 2001 interview, Bill Barr boasted that he came up with the idea in 1989.
The Surprising Convergence Between Neo-Nazis and Jihadis
From a military base in Europe in May, U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer typed out a series of encrypted messages offering support to the Order of Nine Angels (O9A), a neo-Nazi group,…
Judgement in the Begum Case: A Good Day for the Protection of Human Rights
The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal issued its judgement in the Shamima Begum case on Thursday morning. Begum was deprived of her citizenship under the British Nationality Act…
Vehicle Ramming: The Evolution of a Terrorist Tactic Inside the US
In the United States, white supremacists and other emergent types of terrorists are using vehicle ramming with an increased enthusiasm.