Democracy

An analysis of former President Trump's reference to "peacefully and patriotically" in his January 6th Ellipse speech - for the trial and court of public opinion.

The US need to contend with China and Russia may obscure the accumulation of risk from many individual tradeoffs.

Failure to ensure accountability in the name of geopolitical interests would be a grave mistake, even for those very interests.

The Department of Justice was founded specifically to counter domestic terrorism. A new law to better prosecute today’s domestic terrorists and more effectively deter people…

Twenty statements from leading experts in law, academia, and other research organizations

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2023, with a particular eye toward what might inform law and policy conversations in 2024?

The latest sign of backsliding is a draft "foreign agents" law modeled after one that gutted civil society in Russia.

Fujimori, serving 25 years for death squad massacres, walked out of prison as corrupt networks again coopt democratic institutions.

Fujimori, serving 25 years for death squad massacres, walked out of prison as corrupt networks again coopt democratic institutions.

Russia’s actions illustrate the issue of what to do when founding policies are used to prevent organizations from pursuing fundamental values.

The NSO Group's efforts to curry favor and evade accountability in the United States must fail due to its role in global human rights abuses.

Whether observation missions in upcoming Sahel elections will help or hinder a return to civilian rule depends on a range of factors.