Democracy

The next administration should lean into enforcement as a strategy to advance fairness, justice, and the rule of law.

Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series features expert proposals to rebuild U.S. government institutions so they serve the public and meet today's challenges.

It is uncertain whether the U.S. election-security system can adapt at the same pace as foreign capabilities are expanding.

In recent years, U.S. state legislatures have increasingly taken steps to address transnational repression and foreign interference in the rights and lives of individuals.

How to safeguard elections against genuine foreign interference while preventing incumbent governments from exploiting allegations of interference to undermine voting rights?

Legal expert breaks down the Justice Department's letter to California election officials over purported noncitizens voting and mail ballots.

An examination of the constitutional, legal, and ethical constraints on the president when he exercises his power as chief prosecutor.

Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards.

Soldiers should always remember that in a democracy, any domestic deployment order given on or around an election is suspect.

Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers that state and local governments can use to serve as a check against authoritarianism and federal overreach.

Just Security's collection of 100+ articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.

Section 592 unmistakably conveys Congress’s intent to bar any kind of military interference in American elections.