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Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah stands behind bars with fellow defendants as they are tried at a court in Cairo on August 6, 2014.

Keeping Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism in Focus at the UN

Egypt has for years sought to undermine UN consensus on norms for human rights in countering terrorism. It's time for UN members to take a principled stand.
Trump speaks at the White House on October 27, 2019.

Trump’s Communications Malpractice Mars His Victory Lap on al-Baghdadi

The president politicized the raid’s aftermath and jeopardized our foreign policy and military operations in the process.
Trump makes a statement in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House October 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

How Trump’s Gilding the Lily on Baghdadi Death Will Return to Haunt Americans

I handled State Dept’s public messaging after we killed bin Laden. I know the risks.
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Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism’s ‘Transparency Report’ Raises More Questions Than Answers

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism doesn’t go far enough in allaying concerns about the negative impacts on freedom of expression facilitated by this opaque, private…
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brief the media on September 10, 2019, at the White House in Washington, DC.

What’s the New Terror Financing Executive Order All About?

Last week, the Trump administration updated E.O. 13224 to expand both State and Treasury’s ability to wield sanctions against terrorists. What are the practical implications…
A graphic details information that goes into the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and informs other databases. Two way arrows are shown connecting the following information and the TSDB. Visas, government benefits, borders, airlines, state and local police, passports, firearms, hazmat, port workers, and special events.

Why a Judge’s Terrorism Watchlist Ruling is a Game Changer: What Happens Next

Leading expert and author of a book on the subject, Jeffrey Kahn explains what happens now that a court declared a major terrorist watchlist unconstitutional.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent checks an overseas visitor's fingerprints and image in a database January 5, 2004 at JFK airport in New York City.

Q&A on Court Decision Invalidating Administration’s Terrorism Watchlist

Expert Backgrounder on the big questions coming out of the court's ruling. The case involved US citizens. How might the ruling affect foreign nationals? What were the judge's key…
A photo of Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is held on a poster during a demonstration in front of Serbian Parliament on May 29, 2011 in Belgrade, called by ultra-nationalists against Mladic's arrest late May 26.

The Tit-for-Tat Dynamics of 21st Century Extremism

After two decades of focus on militant jihadist terrorism, a broader understanding is developing of another form of extremism – that of the violent far-right or ultra-nationalist…
An Afghan National Army officer, right, informs his U.S. Army counterparts from the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, left and center, about ANA troop movements May 6, 2013 while pursuing Taliban fighters in Babus, Afghanistan.

Part III: The Muddy Middle: A New Framework for Use of Force

We may not have wanted to land in this muddy middle between peace and war that we currently find ourselves in, but this is the reality of the current moment in the counterterrorism…
A picture taken near the Iraqi city of Qaim at the Iraqi-Syrian border on November 11, 2018, shows US Army vehicles patrolling the Syrian side of the border.

Part II: The Muddy Middle: Challenges of Applying Use of Force Policy Guidance in Practice

In part two of a three-part series, the authors explain how new operational models for both why and how the U.S. used force outside areas of active hostilities created tensions…
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport on June 13, 2010.

The Muddy Middle: The Disappearing Lines in America’s Counterterrorism Wars and How to Restore Order

In three articles, the authors explain how the lines have blurred between U.S. military operating procedures for use of force in hot war zones versus outside areas of active hostilities…
Security Council meeting on Threats to international peace and security.

A Post-Mortem on UN Security Council Resolution 2482 on Organized Crime and Counter-Terrorism

The creeping conflation of armed conflict, terrorism and organized crime does not lend legal clarity to complex legal and political challenges. In the long run, it may, in fact,…
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