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Brian Hook, Director of Policy Planning, speaks to the media about Iran, in the press briefing room at the Department of State, on June 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. television screens behind him show a map of Europe and reads, “Select Iran Sponsored Terrorist Attacks in Europe 1973-2018.”

Them’s Fightin’ Words? State Dept. Ramps Up Iran Rhetoric

The Trump administration's repeated use of the phrase, “threat to international peace and security,” when talking about Iran, should be monitored carefully.

Nov. 28, 2018 Brian Egan

A poster in the courtyard of the City Hall in the southwestern French city reads, “Liberte pour Asia Bibi Condamnee a mort pour blaspheme au Pakistan.”

Criminalizing Speech to Protect Religious Peace? The ECtHR Ruling in E.S. v. Austria

It is 2008. A far-right party in Austria hosts seminars that are free to attend and advertised to the public. The subject of one such seminar series is “Basic Information on…

Nov. 28, 2018 Can Yeginsu and John Williams

Roger Stone points at someone or something with a sharpie during a book signing.

Timeline: Roger Stone and His Interactions with Wikileaks, Russians, and More

An update with all the recent information about Roger Stone, his connections to Russia-Wikileaks in the 2016 campaign, and his congressional testimony.

Nov. 28, 2018 Ryan Goodman and Laura Rozen

The Early Edition: November 28, 2018

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…

Nov. 28, 2018 Robbie Stern

U.S. House Investigations v. White House Slow-Walk: Scenarios

Democrats in the U.S. House are preparing to wield their new majority power in January. While they lack the control of both chambers necessary to push through legislation, they…

Nov. 27, 2018 Viola Gienger

Honduran father Juan and his six-year-old son Anthony walk on their way to attend Sunday Mass on September 9, 2018 in Oakland, California. They fled their country, leaving many family members behind, and crossed the U.S. border in April at a lawful port of entry in Brownsville, Texas seeking asylum. They were soon separated and spent the next 85 days apart in detention. Juan was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, while his son was sent to a detention shelter New York. They were one of almost 2,600 families separated due to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Juan said it took six weeks from the time of separation until he was able to make a phone call to his son. They were finally reunited in July and are now living in Oakland as their asylum cases are adjudicated.

New Proof Surfaces That Family Separation Was About Deterrence and Punishment

Newly obtained government documents reveal that the underlying intent of the Trump administration’s brutal practice of separating migrant families at the border was, in fact,…

Nov. 27, 2018 Beth Van Schaack

A subpoena reading, “United States of America; Congress of the United States; Subpoena Duces Tecum; To: President Richard M. Nixon, The White House, Washington D.C.; Pursuant to lawful authority, you are hereby commanded to make available to the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the Senate of the United States, on Thursday, July 26, 1973, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at their committee room, 318, Old Senate Office Building, the following: …”

Can Congress Subpoena Trump to Testify?

Now that the Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, there will be a flood of congressional investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse within the Trump administration,…

Nov. 27, 2018 Andy Wright

The Early Edition: November 27, 2018

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Nov. 27, 2018 Robbie Stern

What Not To Believe About Interpol—Exploding Five Myths

If Interpol is to be fixed so that it operates according to its own rules, it is necessary to know the difference between how it actually works, and the myths that are widely believed.

Nov. 26, 2018 Ted R. Bromund

The American and Russian flags with binary computer code overlaid.

Why Americans Should Care About Mueller’s Counterintelligence Probe—Aside from any Criminal or Political Implications

Stephanie Douglas, former Executive Assistant Director for the National Security Branch of the FBI, writes that Mueller's core mission is obscured by media focus on criminal and…

Nov. 26, 2018 Stephanie Douglas

The Early Edition: November 26, 2018

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…

Nov. 26, 2018 Robbie Stern

U.S. Army troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border line up for a meal at a base near the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge on November 22, 2018 in Donna, Texas.

Legal Analysis of “Cabinet Memo” on the Military’s Role at Southern Border

Avoidance of military involvement in civil society is part of America's political culture and heritage. The new White House order on U.S. Army role at the southwest border threatens…

Nov. 26, 2018 William Banks