Terrorism & Violent Extremism

Understanding the motivations and capabilities of leading Iranian-backed militia units is vital for an effective US and Iraqi response to likely violence in the coming months.

It remains to be seen how this new clash will resolve itself, but the stakes have only increased for both sides.

The House and Senate have passed resolutions that say President Trump has no authority to take the country to war against Iran.

Sudan’s transitional government took two significant steps toward improving its international standing and normalizing relations with the United States by first agreeing for…

Are U.S. forces in Syria “occupiers” under international law?

"The administration’s positions amount to a fundamental revision of existing legal foundations for military action against Iran that can be undertaken by this and future presidents."

Watching the Guantanamo proceedings from behind the courtroom's safety glass brings to mind a different prison, halfway around the world, in Egypt.

Iraq is teetering, and the U.S. presence is uncertain. All the more reason to retain the kinds of U.N. and other civilian programs that prevent backsliding.

Facebook’s recent release of the bylaws for its new Oversight Board, which will be charged with reviewing takedown decisions by Facebook and Instagram, came on the heels of reports…

Nationality-based restrictions will separate families and are the wrong tool to promote public safety and national security.

A new UN report raises serious doubts about the respect of fundamental rights for those accused of being members of the Islamic State and facing trial in the Iraqi court system.…

The Washington Post describes the story as uncovering a widespread effort by U.S. officials to “conceal the truth” about the war. A close reading shows that's not the case.