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Unpacking the DOJ Letters: No “Executive Privilege” for Trump-Era Witnesses on 2020 Election Machinations
The determination clears the way for more evidence, testimony to congressional committees, including on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
What the Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Tells Us About How Far We Have Come Since 9/11
The seventh review resolution shows both the progress that has been made since 2001 and reveals the many challenges that still lay ahead.
Congress, Stop Trying to Sabotage Diplomacy with Iran
Congress should instead focus on ensuring Iran adheres to its commitments pursuant to the robust oversight law it passed in 2015.
Early Edition: July 27, 2021
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. JAN.…
Questioning the “Domestic” and “International” in Biden’s Counterterrorism Strategy
How does the categorization of Muslim threats as presumptively “international" subject them to unaccountable security practices and deprivations of rights?
Famine in Tigray, Humanitarian Access, and the War Crime of Starvation
The siege of Tigray has deprived civilians of critical aid - is it a war crime?
Questions the January 6 Select Committee Should Ask Its Witnesses
Dozens of specific questions for the Select Committee to ask, for witnesses to address even if not asked, for journalists to investigate, for the public to use as benchmarks, for…
Early Edition: July 26, 2021
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 17-20)
Attack on U.S. Capitol • Afghanistan Withdrawal • Social Media • Immigration • War Powers • Disinformation, Election Interference (China) • War Crimes - Sexual Slavery…
Jan 6 Select Committee and Social Media Companies: 10 Key Pieces of Information to Subpoena
The Select Committee should request—better yet, subpoena—the following information from social media companies including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Parler, and TikTok.
Expert Backgrounder: The Westfall Act and Representative Brooks’s Speech
Professor Paul Figley, who served as Deputy Director in Torts Branch of Justice Department's Civil Division for fifteen years, explains the legal framework for Swalwell v. Brooks,…
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."