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All-source, public repository of congressional hearing transcripts, government agency documents, digital forensics, social media analysis, public opinion surveys, empirical research, more.

Featured Articles

Survey of Past New York Felony Prosecutions for Falsifying Business Records

by Siven Watt, Norman L. Eisen and Ryan Goodman

Mar 21st, 2023
Remaking Iraq: How Iranian-Backed Militias Captured the Country

by Crispin Smith and Michael Knights

Mar 20th, 2023
Profiles of the January 6th Inmates in the D.C. Jail

by Tom Joscelyn, Norman L. Eisen and Fred Wertheimer

Mar 20th, 2023
Remembering the Iraq War: Has Washington Really Learned the Lessons?

by Christopher S. Chivvis

Mar 20th, 2023
The ICC Goes Straight to the Top: Arrest Warrant Issued for Putin

by Rebecca Hamilton

Mar 17th, 2023
The Fallacy of US and EU Policy in the Western Balkans

by Ismet Fatih Čančar

Mar 17th, 2023
The Russian Intercept of the U.S. Reaper and International Law

by Michael Schmitt

Mar 15th, 2023
Western “Self-Deterrence” is Aiding Putin’s War of Aggression

by Erlingur Erlingsson and Fridrik Jonsson

Mar 15th, 2023
January 6 Clearinghouse

by Ryan Goodman, Justin Hendrix and Norman L. Eisen

Mar 14th, 2023
To Secure Peace in Europe, Bring Ukraine into NATO

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Mar 13th, 2023
Still Time for Diplomacy: Nuclear Negotiations with Iran Are Imperative

by Kelsey Davenport

Mar 10th, 2023
Unpacking New Legislation on US Support for the International Criminal Court

by Todd Buchwald

Mar 9th, 2023
As Afghanistan Hearings Begin, Congress Must Rise Above Partisanship to Find Meaningful Solutions

by Chris Purdy

Mar 8th, 2023
Almost There: When Will the Biden Administration Support the ICC in Ukraine?

by Adam Keith

Mar 4th, 2023
Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice

by Oleksandra Matviichuk, Natalia Arno and Jasmine D. Cameron

Mar 3rd, 2023
Can Aid or Assistance Be a Use of Force?: Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference

by W. Casey Biggerstaff

Mar 2nd, 2023
Lessons From a Year of War in Ukraine

by John Erath

Mar 1st, 2023
As Secretary Blinken Arrives, Political Prisoners Wait for the `New Kazakhstan’

by Inga Imanbay

Feb 28th, 2023
Video: January 6th Investigators Speak About Ongoing Threats of Violent Extremism

by Mary B. McCord and Jacob Glick

Feb 27th, 2023
Рік потому: якщо Україна не вистоїть, глобальні наслідки переслідуватимуть багато поколінь світу

by Mark Malloch-Brown

Feb 24th, 2023
One Year On: If Ukraine Falls, the Global Consequences Will Haunt the World for Generations

by Mark Malloch-Brown

Feb 24th, 2023
The Ecocide Wave is Already Here: National Momentum and the Value of a Model Law

by Darryl Robinson

Feb 23rd, 2023
A Pragmatic Legal Approach to End Russia’s Aggression

by Luis Moreno Ocampo

Feb 23rd, 2023
Q&A: A Ukrainian MP on National Unity and the Drive for the World’s Support

by Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik

Feb 22nd, 2023
In War, Ukraine’s Parliament Asserts Its Democratic Role

by Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko

Feb 22nd, 2023
The Limited Scope of Vice President Pence’s Speech or Debate Clause Immunity

by Andy Wright and Ryan Goodman

Feb 21st, 2023
Assessing Military Operations in the Black Sea a Year Into Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

by Mark Nevitt

Feb 21st, 2023
Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Loophole

by Ambassador David Scheffer and Kristin Smith

Feb 17th, 2023
Purpose “Unknown”: Proposed Forms Would Undermine Corporate Transparency Act’s Ownership Reporting Regime

by Sophia Yan

Feb 15th, 2023
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection

by Clara Apt

Feb 14th, 2023
The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part I: Backdoor Searches

by Elizabeth Goitein

Feb 13th, 2023
Letter to Editor: On So-Called Selectivity and a Tribunal for Aggression Against Ukraine

by Chile Eboe-Osuji

Feb 10th, 2023
The US Needs a Strategy for (Human) Security Cooperation

by Linda Bishai and Laura R. Cleary

Feb 9th, 2023
A Big Few Weeks for Guantanamo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by Scott Roehm

Feb 8th, 2023
Trump’s Hush Money is News Again. Here’s Why We Should Care

by Norman L. Eisen, E. Danya Perry and Fred Wertheimer

Feb 7th, 2023
Pomerantz vs. Pomerantz: An Annotation of His Leaked Resignation Letter in Manhattan DA Trump Investigation

by Ryan Goodman

Feb 7th, 2023
Facebook Beware: The “Rest of World” is Hitting Back

by Rebecca Hamilton and Rosa Curling

Feb 6th, 2023
Ending Selective Justice for the International Crime of Aggression

by Luis Moreno Ocampo

Jan 31st, 2023
Permanently Winding Down the War on Terror Requires Greater Transparency

by Brian Finucane and Luke Hartig

Jan 30th, 2023
Rep. Jordan’s Dangerous New Panel is Nothing Like the Church Committee

by Douglas London

Jan 27th, 2023
Antisemitism and Threats to American Democracy

by Eileen B. Hershenov and Ryan B. Greer

Jan 26th, 2023
Coming Soon to a Fascist Get-Together Near You

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

Jan 25th, 2023
Lawyers Under Threat: Highlighting Their Plight

by Jasmine D. Cameron

Jan 24th, 2023
Tracker: Evidence of Trump’s Knowledge and Involvement in Retaining Mar-a-Lago Documents

by Ryan Goodman and Clara Apt

Jan 19th, 2023
Yellen’s Trip to Africa: A Chance to Reset US-Africa Relations

by Kate Donald and Anne-Marea Griffin

Jan 19th, 2023
Ukraine, Netherlands Await Pivotal Rulings in Cases Against Russia from Previous Years of War

by Marieke de Hoon

Jan 13th, 2023
Setting the Board: Congressional Investigations and the New House Rules Package

by Andy Wright

Jan 12th, 2023
In Addressing Climate Change, Business as Usual Is Climate Injustice

by Nikhil Deb and Nadia Genshaft-Volz

Jan 9th, 2023
January 6th Report Exposes Ongoing, Converging Threat of Anti-Democracy Schemes and Paramilitary Violence

by Mary B. McCord and Jacob Glick

Jan 6th, 2023
Insiders’ View of the January 6th Committee’s Social Media Investigation

by Dean Jackson, Meghan Conroy and Alex Newhouse

Jan 5th, 2023
Toward a Values-Based Foreign Policy: Developing an Ethical Checklist

by Ambassador Peter Mulrean (ret.) and William J. Hawk

Jan 4th, 2023
January 6th Report Summarizes Extremist Threat – But Leaves Key Gaps

by Jon Lewis

Jan 3rd, 2023
The Military Justice Provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

by Eugene R. Fidell

Jan 3rd, 2023
Please Support Just Security with a Tax-Deductible Donation

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Dec 26th, 2022
Major Highlights of the January 6th Report

by Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix

Dec 23rd, 2022
Extend US Leadership on Ukraine to Post-War Reconstruction Too

by Joshua Rudolph, Norman L. Eisen and Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

Dec 22nd, 2022
Час на боці України, а не Росії

by Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel

Dec 21st, 2022
Time Is On Ukraine’s Side, Not Russia’s

by Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel

Dec 21st, 2022
How Jan. 6th Committee’s Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable the Special Counsel

by Ryan Goodman

Dec 19th, 2022
Incremental Progress on Civilian Harm in the FY2023 National Defense Bill

by John Ramming Chappell

Dec 19th, 2022
As Haiti’s Last 10 Lawmakers’ Terms Expire, Political Transition Must Take Priority Over Military Intervention

by Pierre Espérance

Dec 15th, 2022
A Presidential Appeal to the US and the EU for Bosnia’s Democratization

by Željko Komšić

Dec 12th, 2022
Just Security Podcast: The Balance of Power in a New Senate

by Paras Shah

Dec 9th, 2022
Абсолютна ясність міжнародної юридичної практики заперечення імунітету перед міжнародними кримінальними судами

by Chile Eboe-Osuji

Dec 8th, 2022
Oral Argument in Moore v. Harper and the Perils of Finding “Compromise” on the Independent State Legislature Theory

by Kate Shaw

Dec 8th, 2022
The Absolute Clarity of International Legal Practice’s Rejection of Immunity Before International Criminal Courts

by Chile Eboe-Osuji

Dec 8th, 2022
As Women and Children Return to the West from Syrian Camps, Lessons From Sweden

by Beatrice Eriksson

Dec 6th, 2022
UN Talks on Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Make Progress, But Also Reveal Hurdles

by Richard Dicker and Paloma van Groll

Dec 5th, 2022
COP27 Produces a Historic Result for Vulnerable Countries: A Loss and Damage Fund

by Lisa Benjamin

Dec 2nd, 2022
Mar-a-Lago Clearinghouse: All Key Documents in the Special Counsel Investigation

by Ryan Goodman

Dec 1st, 2022
Russia’s Assault on Ukraine Exposes US, Allied Gaps in Preparing for Great-Power War

by Ambassador (ret) John E. Herbst and Jennifer Cafarella

Nov 30th, 2022
More Turbulence Ahead for Twitter as the EU’s Digital Services Act Tests Musk’s Vision

by Karen Gullo and Christoph Schmon

Nov 23rd, 2022
Fighting Tunisia’s Rampant Corruption with Autocracy – Kais Saied’s Chimera

by Imad Daïmi

Nov 22nd, 2022
Incendiary Speech That Spurs Violence is Rising in US, But Tools Exist to Shrink It

by Susan Benesch

Nov 21st, 2022
Tracking COP27: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Clara Apt and Katherine Fang

Nov 18th, 2022
Mar-a-Lago Model Prosecution Memo

by Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Goodman, Joyce Vance, Norman L. Eisen, Fred Wertheimer, E. Danya Perry, Siven Watt, Joshua Stanton, Donald Simon and Alexander K. Parachini

Nov 17th, 2022
Історична резолюція Генеральної Асамблеї ООН закликає до виплати репарацій Україні

by Chiara Giorgetti, Markiyan Kliuchkovsky, Patrick Pearsall and Jeremy K. Sharpe

Nov 16th, 2022
Historic UNGA Resolution Calls for Ukraine Reparations

by Chiara Giorgetti, Markiyan Kliuchkovsky, Patrick Pearsall and Jeremy K. Sharpe

Nov 16th, 2022
Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, a Dutch Court Prepares to Rule on Four Suspects in the 2014 Downing of Flight MH17

by Marieke de Hoon

Nov 15th, 2022
America’s Autocratic Persian Gulf ‘Partners’ Are Actually Liabilities

by Jon Hoffman and Abdullah Alaoudh

Nov 15th, 2022
Tackling Climate Change Displacement at COP27

by Camila Bustos and Jeffrey Chase

Nov 14th, 2022
Reflections on Becoming a Veteran after Decades of Forever War

by Heather Aliano

Nov 11th, 2022
The Missing Review of FBI’s January 6 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Failures

by Asha Rangappa

Nov 10th, 2022
Війна Путіна проти України та ризики поспішного ведення переговорів

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Nov 9th, 2022
Putin’s War Against Ukraine and the Risks of Rushing to Negotiations

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Nov 9th, 2022
The Egypt Climate Summit: Four Key Questions to Help Frame COP27

by Mark Nevitt

Nov 8th, 2022
Election Denying Officials Who Refuse to Certify Election Results Could Face Prosecution

by Jacek Pruski and Helen White

Nov 7th, 2022
The Biden Administration’s SIGINT Executive Order, Part II: Redress for Unlawful Surveillance

by Ashley Gorski

Nov 4th, 2022
How Support to Partner Forces Enables Secret War

by Katherine Yon Ebright

Nov 3rd, 2022
Climate Change Diplomacy Has an Authoritarianism Problem

by Kirk Herbertson

Nov 2nd, 2022
The Biden Administration’s SIGINT Executive Order, Part I: New Rules Leave Door Open to Bulk Surveillance

by Elizabeth Goitein

Oct 31st, 2022
India’s Abuses at Home Raise Concerns About Its Global Counterterrorism Role

by Letta Tayler

Oct 27th, 2022
Ending Perpetual War

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 25th, 2022
The International Court of Justice: A Bright Light in Dark Times

by Ambassador Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo Verduzco

Oct 24th, 2022
Countering Iran’s Brand of Digital Authoritarianism

by Cathryn Grothe

Oct 21st, 2022
Dawning Digital Data Access via New EU Law

by Steven J. Barela

Oct 20th, 2022
Addressing Putin’s Nuclear Threat: Thinking Like the Cold War KGB Officer That He Was

by Douglas London

Oct 18th, 2022
The Biden Drone Playbook: The Elusive Promise of Restrained Counterterrorism

by Luke Hartig

Oct 17th, 2022
Extremist Ideologies and the Roots of Mass Atrocities: Lessons for Ukraine

by Jonathan Leader Maynard

Oct 14th, 2022
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War

by Oona A. Hathaway

Oct 11th, 2022

Key Topics

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Afghanistan
Climate Change
Congressional Oversight
Coronavirus
Counterterrorism
Cybersecurity
Democracy
Diplomacy
Disinformation
Immigration
Intelligence activities
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights
January 6th Attack on US Capitol
Law of Armed Conflict
Local Voices
Racial Justice
Social Media Platforms
United Nations
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Resources

Trackers

Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump

by Karl Mihm, Jacob Apkon and Sruthi Venkatachalam

Jan 30th, 2023
Tracking COP27: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Clara Apt and Katherine Fang

Nov 18th, 2022
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection

by Clara Apt

Feb 14th, 2023
The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker – Trump Subpoena Edition

by Noah Bookbinder, Norman L. Eisen, Debra Perlin, E. Danya Perry, Jason Powell, Donald Simon, Joshua Stanton and Fred Wertheimer

Oct 27th, 2022

Series

Introduction to Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the “War on Terror”

by Tess Bridgeman and Brianna Rosen

Mar 24th, 2022
Introduction to Just Security’s Series on Executive Order 9066, 80 Years After Signing

by Megan Corrarino

Feb 18th, 2022
Congress Can and Should Address the Threat from Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity

by Mary B. McCord

Jan 24th, 2022
The Good Governance Papers: A January 2022 “Report Card” Update

by Emily Berman, Tess Bridgeman, Megan Corrarino, Ryan Goodman and Dakota S. Rudesill

Jan 20th, 2022
Symposium Recap: Security, Privacy and Innovation – Reshaping Law for the AI Era

by Laura Brawley, Antara Joardar and Madhu Narasimhan

Oct 29th, 2021
Towards a New Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity: Next Steps

by Leila Nadya Sadat

Sep 13th, 2021
Introduction to Symposium: How Perpetual War Has Changed Us — Reflections on the Anniversary of 9/11

by Tess Bridgeman, Rachel Goldbrenner and Ryan Goodman

Sep 7th, 2021
New Just Security Series: Beyond the Myanmar Coup

by Just Security

Jul 19th, 2021
New Just Security Series: Reflections on Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal

by Kate Brannen

Jun 30th, 2021
Introducing a Symposium on the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Kate Brannen

Jun 14th, 2021
The Méndez Principles: Leadership to Transform Interrogation via Science, Law, and Ethics

by Steven J. Barela and Mark Fallon

Jun 1st, 2021
Introduction to Just Security’s Series on Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

by Christine Berger

May 29th, 2021
Spotlight on Sri Lanka as UN Human Rights Council Prepares Next Session

by Beth Van Schaack

Feb 1st, 2021
Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe: Introduction to a Symposium

by Beth Van Schaack and Chris Moxley

Nov 16th, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Introduction

by Oona A. Hathaway, Preston Lim, Mark Stevens and Alasdair Phillips-Robins

Nov 10th, 2020
The Good Governance Papers: An Introduction

by Emily Berman, Tess Bridgeman, Ryan Goodman and Dakota S. Rudesill

Oct 14th, 2020
The President and Immigration Law: Introduction to a Just Security Series

by Cristina Rodríguez and Adam Cox

Oct 12th, 2020
Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Introduction

by Scott Roehm, Rita Siemion and Hina Shamsi

Sep 11th, 2020
Racing National Security: Introduction to the Just Security Symposium

by Matiangai Sirleaf

Jul 13th, 2020
Geneva Convention III Commentary: What Significance for Women’s Rights?

by Catherine O'Rourke

Oct 21st, 2020
Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic: An Online Event Series

by Sarah Knuckey and Jayne Huckerby

May 27th, 2020
Introduction to Just Security Series on UN Yemen Report

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Sep 12th, 2019
Introducing Joint Symposium on Chatham House’s “Proportionality in the Conduct of Hostilities” Report

by Just Security

Jan 28th, 2019
The Constitutional Challenge to Robert Mueller’s Appointment (Part I): Introduction

by Marty Lederman

Oct 25th, 2018

Timelines

January 6th Intelligence Failure Timeline

by Erik Dahl

Jun 7th, 2022
Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6

by Justin Hendrix, Nicholas Tonckens and Sruthi Venkatachalam

Aug 29th, 2021
Mark Meadows Timeline: The Chief of Staff and Schemes to Overturn 2020 Election

by Ryan Goodman and Juilee Shivalkar

Aug 8th, 2021
The Official and Unofficial Timeline of Defense Department Actions on January 6

by Kate Brannen and Ryan Goodman

May 11th, 2021
#StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection

by Atlantic Council's DFRLab

Feb 10th, 2021
Incitement Timeline: Year of Trump’s Actions Leading to the Attack on the Capitol

by Ryan Goodman, Mari Dugas and Nicholas Tonckens

Jan 11th, 2021
Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic and U.S. Response

by Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin

Nov 3rd, 2020
Timeline: The Trump Administration and the U.S. Postal Service

by Chris Shenton

Aug 24th, 2020
Timeline: Trump, Barr, and the Halkbank Case on Iran Sanctions-Busting

by Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin

Jul 27th, 2020
Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy

by Ryan Goodman and Julia Brooks

Mar 11th, 2020

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