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The border wall in Nogales, Arizona.

Border Technologies Under Trump 2.0

With few safeguards to govern AI deployment, high-risk experimentation at the border will likely continue during Trump's second term.
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The Just Security Podcast: How Border Technologies Impact Migration

Judith Cabrera and Petra Molnar discuss how border technologies are impacting migration and what to expect from the incoming Trump administration.
Photo shows the National Guard member in a white uniform, helmet and bullet-proof vest turned away from what appears to be a shallow grave, though no remains are apparent, with someone using a pick-ax in the background behind yellow-and-black police tape.

Camera-Fitted Drones May Help Locate Graves of Mexico’s Disappeared

Technologies such as multispectral cameras and drones can replicate the methods of manual search groups more safely and efficiently.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps

Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world.
In this photo illustration, the logos of social media applications, WeChat, Twitter, MeWe, Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on October 06, 2021 in Paris, France. Frances Haugen, a former employee of the Facebook social network created by Mark Zuckerberg, told the US Senate on October 05 that Facebook was prioritizing its profits at the expense of security and the impact of the social network on young users. To support her claims, Frances Haugen draws on her two-year experience as a product manager at Facebook and on the thousands of documents she took with her last spring, grouped together under the name of "Facebook Files ".

Political Propaganda Runs Wild on Messaging Apps – Platform Owners Can Help Counter It

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.
A picture of Sinaloa cartel co-founder, Mexican drug trafficker Ismael "Mayo" Zambada, is seen on screen during Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's usual morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 26, 2024.

A Modern Narcos? A Guide to the “El Mayo” Sinaloa Cartel Surrender

The dramatic surrender of El Mayo and Guzmán López to U.S. authorities reveals the complex dynamics of cross-border criminal law enforcement.
Sheinbaum is shown standing apparently on a stage in a square with people behind her, her arms spread wide in victory and a broad smile on her face.

With Watershed Election, Claudia Sheinbaum Must Address Mexico’s Human Rights Crisis

Winning the most votes ever and controlling Congress and most state legislatures, the first woman to hold the office will have the power.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Apr. 8-12)

The latest developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
Brazilian Justice and Public Security Minister Flavio Dino holds a replica of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution that was stolen from the Supreme Court after supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings, at the Ministry of Justice in Brasilia on January 13, 2023. Dino said he will deliver the replica to the President of the Supreme Court, Rosa Weber. (Photo by SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Amid Courts’ Role in US Democracy Struggle, Look to Lessons from Abroad

Countries that maintained their democracies have had courts that rose to the occasion to safeguard a country’s constitution or rule of law.
Seen from an aerial view, immigrants walk along the U.S.-Mexico border wall

What Should Courts Do If a Future President Invokes the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants?

Congress can repeal the Alien Enemies Act to safeguard against Trump's threat to conduct mass deportations without hearings.
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Can we defend the defenders? On the safety of front-line human rights workers

Ricardo Lagunes Gasca disappeared one year ago this month. The human rights movement must work harder to protect its front line defenders.
Aerial view of the Memoria que Resiste Memorial

Through Food, We Remember: A Search for Missing and Disappeared in Mexico and Beyond

The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances sets a reminder to all of us to work towards a more peaceful tomorrow and join hands in holding authorities responsible…
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