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Featured Articles

Know Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee

by Irvin McCullough and Tom Devine

Jul 23rd, 2021
Balancing Reality and Fear: Why An Alarmist Take on Chinese Influence Operations Is Counterproductive

by Lotus Ruan and Gabrielle Lim

Jul 21st, 2021
Japan Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity and Also Insist that WWII Sexual Slavery was Private Contractual Acts

by Dr. Ethan Hee-Seok Shin and Stephanie Minyoung Lee

Jul 20th, 2021
Can Belarus Be Free? Yes, But the West Will Need to Show More Resolve – and Less Fear of Putin

by Eric Chenoweth and Irena Lasota

Jul 19th, 2021
Turning Cuba’s Internet Back On: International Legal Options

by Michael Schmitt

Jul 19th, 2021
Encryption Originalism

by Julian Sanchez

Jul 16th, 2021
New Legislation Needed to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

by Representative Eric Swalwell

Jul 16th, 2021
Education Is a Permanent Commitment

by Ian Bickford

Jul 15th, 2021
Restoring Justice to DOJ

by Kristy Parker and Rachel Homer

Jul 15th, 2021
Long-Withheld Office of Legal Counsel Records Reveal Agency’s Postwar Influence

by Xiangnong (George) Wang

Jul 14th, 2021
With No Choice but to Continue, Women’s Entrepreneurship Presses Ahead in Afghanistan

by Manizha Wafeq

Jul 13th, 2021
January 6 Clearinghouse

by Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix

Jul 13th, 2021
How to Read the Weisselberg and Trump Entities Indictment: A Conversation with Andrew Weissmann

by Andrew Weissmann and Ryan Goodman

Jul 9th, 2021
Taiwan vs. Tyranny: The US Must Redouble Its Commitment to Secure this Shining Hill of Democracy in East Asia

by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and Mariana Budjeryn

Jul 8th, 2021
As Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, the UN Needs to Act

by Hanny Megally, Chris Sidoti and Yasmin Sooka

Jul 7th, 2021
Failing in Words and Deeds: Reflections on Afghanistan from an American Spokesman

by David D. Snepp

Jul 7th, 2021
The Weisselberg Indictment Is Not A “Fringe Benefits” Case

by Daniel Shaviro

Jul 4th, 2021
Allen Weisselberg’s Post-Indictment Strategic Considerations

by Martin J. Sheil

Jul 2nd, 2021
The Tucker Carlson Disinformation Show

by April Falcon Doss

Jul 2nd, 2021
War Powers Guard Rails Can Keep the U.S. From Sliding into a New Middle East War

by Brian Finucane and Stephen Pomper

Jul 2nd, 2021
Girls’ Education Has Taken Root in Afghanistan

by Shabana Basij-Rasikh

Jul 2nd, 2021
Ending the Forever War, But Leaving a Legacy of Impunity in Afghanistan

by Shaharzad Akbar

Jun 30th, 2021
Assessing Parler’s Letter Documenting Warnings It Gave FBI of Jan. 6 Attack

by Justin Hendrix

Jun 29th, 2021
The Méndez Principles: The Case for US Legislation on Law Enforcement Interviews

by Rebecca Shaeffer

Jun 29th, 2021
Reimagining Human Intelligence – The Case for a Sunlight Strategy

by Gregory Sims

Jun 25th, 2021
Scaling the Wall of Resistance: How Congress Can Compel Executive Branch Cooperation in a Jan. 6 Investigation

by Anne Tindall and Grant Tudor

Jun 24th, 2021
Putting AUMF Repeal Into Context

by Brian Finucane

Jun 24th, 2021
The Propaganda Playbook: A Section-by-Section Dissection of Tucker Carlson’s Communication Strategy

by Jennifer Mercieca

Jun 23rd, 2021
Abuse and Retaliation Against Hunger Strikers in ICE Detention

by Eunice Cho and Joanna Naples-Mitchell

Jun 23rd, 2021
NATO’s Renewed Focus on Climate Change & Security: What You Need to Know

by Mark Nevitt

Jun 23rd, 2021
Protect Communications Privacy for All of Us—Not Just Lawmakers and Reporters

by Elizabeth Goitein

Jun 22nd, 2021
Professional Criminal Prosecution Versus The Siren Song of Command: The Road to Improve Military Justice

by Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Jun 21st, 2021
With Deliberate Famine Threatening Millions, Tigray Demands Greater Action from the US

by Goitom Gebreluel and Mulu Beyene Kidanemariam

Jun 21st, 2021
A Deeper Dive: Facebook’s Response to Oversight Board on Trump May Be Less Than It Appears

by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer

Jun 21st, 2021
The Surprisingly Broad Implications of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe for Human Rights Litigation and Extraterritoriality

by William S. Dodge

Jun 18th, 2021
Reviewing the First-Ever National Strategy to Counter Domestic Terrorism

by Ryan B. Greer

Jun 18th, 2021
State Secrets and the Torture of Abu Zubaydah

by Michel Paradis

Jun 16th, 2021
Questions for FBI Director Wray About the January 6 Attack

by Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann

Jun 14th, 2021
What To Do About Lt. General (retired) Flynn: Military Justice and Civil-Military Relations Considerations

by Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman and Lt. Col. Daniel Maurer

Jun 11th, 2021
For Facebook’s Sake: Getting Conversant with Human Rights

by Deborah Pearlstein

Jun 10th, 2021
The Sixth United Nations GGE and International Law in Cyberspace

by Michael Schmitt

Jun 10th, 2021
What Should Happen With the January 6th Investigation Now? Experts Weigh In.

by Alison Strongwater

Jun 9th, 2021
Senate Report on January 6 Points to Need to Investigate Role of Social Media in Insurrection

by Justin Hendrix

Jun 9th, 2021
Gendering the Boy Child in the Context of Counterterrorism: The Situation of Boys in Northeast Syria

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Jun 8th, 2021
A Legacy of Unrecognized Harm: DoD’s 2020 Civilian Casualties Report

by Annie Shiel and Chris Woods

Jun 7th, 2021
Why Supporters of Democracy and Security Both Need to Care about Security Sector Governance

by Rachel Kleinfeld

Jun 4th, 2021
Controlling the Lens of History: From Tulsa to the Capitol Mob

by Eric J. Miller

May 31st, 2021
How the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Was (and Might Be) Forgotten

by Stephen Galoob

May 30th, 2021
Reckoning with State-Sanctioned Racial Violence: Lessons from the Tulsa Race Massacre

by Monica Bell

May 29th, 2021
Introduction to Just Security’s Series on Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

by Christine Berger

May 29th, 2021
Asylum and the Three Little Words that Can Spell Life or Death

by Stephen Legomsky and Karen Musalo

May 28th, 2021
What Do Future U.S. Generals Think About Dissent, Disobedience, and Resignation?

by Steven Katz

May 28th, 2021
A New Consensus Around Transparency and National Security Surveillance

by Jameel Jaffer and Patrick C. Toomey

May 27th, 2021
Torture Evidence and the Guantanamo Military Commissions

by David Luban

May 26th, 2021
The Next Best Option if a January 6 Commission Fails

by Austin Evers

May 24th, 2021
Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship

by Scarlet Kim

May 24th, 2021
On Christchurch Call Anniversary, a Step Closer to Eradicating Terrorism Online?

by Courtney C. Radsch

May 21st, 2021
Vaccinate Our Kids

by Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA and Seth Trueger, MD, MPH

May 20th, 2021
Interview with Philip Shenon: Lessons from the Uncensored History of the 9/11 Commission

by Philip Shenon and Ryan Goodman

May 19th, 2021
Dispatch from Israel on Human Shields: What I Should’ve Said to a Dad on the Playground

by Eliav Lieblich

May 18th, 2021
Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: A Crisis Born from Impunity

by Grant Shubin and Akila Radhakrishnan

May 18th, 2021
Yazidis Deserve Justice for Genocide: How Biden’s Team Can Lead the Way

by Amal Clooney

May 17th, 2021
Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Ban in a Global Context: The Treatment of Political Leaders

by Chinmayi Arun

May 17th, 2021
The New Cyber Executive Order is a Good Start, But Needs a Supercharge from Congress

by Adam Bobrow

May 13th, 2021
Getting to the Bottom of Jan. 6 Is Proving Too Difficult for Congress

by Kate Brannen

May 13th, 2021
Will the American Rescue Plan Finally Bring Meaningful Debt Relief to Farmers of Color?

by Lloyd Wright

May 13th, 2021
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May 12th, 2021
A Just Exit from Afghanistan

by Dipali Mukhopadhyay and Helen M. Kinsella

May 12th, 2021
The Official and Unofficial Timeline of Defense Department Actions on January 6

by Kate Brannen and Ryan Goodman

May 11th, 2021
Investigating Jan. 6 — Key Unanswered Questions for Congress and Media to Ask

by Kate Brannen, Austin Evers, Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix

May 11th, 2021
Giuliani’s FARA Problem

by Susan Simpson

May 11th, 2021
To Thwart the Illegal Narcotics Trade, Expose the Dark Economy

by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

May 11th, 2021
The Illegality of Targeting Civilians by Way of Belligerent Reprisal: Implications for U.S. Nuclear Doctrine

by Scott Sagan and Allen Weiner

May 10th, 2021
Preparing for Future Pandemics Means Improving and Reforming — Not Abandoning — the WHO

by Abraham D. Sofaer

May 6th, 2021
In a COVID World, America Is Divided Over Its Common Defense

by Alexandra Stark, Candace Rondeaux and Heather Hurlburt

May 5th, 2021
Trump’s Secret Rules for Drone Strikes and Presidents’ Unchecked License to Kill

by Hina Shamsi

May 3rd, 2021
Is Roger Stone Getting Off Easy for Tax Fraud?

by Martin J. Sheil

Apr 30th, 2021
Hack-to-Patch by Law Enforcement Is a Dangerous Practice

by Ed Amoroso and Randal S. Milch

Apr 30th, 2021
Biden’s First 100 Days on Immigration: A Test of Leadership

by Gregory Chen

Apr 29th, 2021
A Letter to President Biden from a Former Intelligence Officer: Close Guantanamo Bay

by Gail Helt

Apr 29th, 2021
At 100 Days, Grading Biden’s Progress Toward a More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy

by Jeff Abramson, Annie Shiel, Seth Binder, William Hartung, Rachel Stohl, Adam Isacson and Daniel R. Mahanty

Apr 28th, 2021
Key Takeaways From Latest FISA Court Opinion on Section 702 and FBI Warrantless Queries

by Jake Laperruque

Apr 28th, 2021
Biden’s Decision to Pull Troops From Afghanistan Risks a Major Refugee Crisis

by Kemal Kirişci and Fulya Memisoglu

Apr 26th, 2021
Biden Approach to Immigration, Outlined at UN Human Rights Council, Leaves Serious Gaps

by Lindsey Greising and Lisa Borden

Apr 23rd, 2021
A Drop in the Ocean: A Preliminary Assessment of the Koblenz Trial on Syrian Torture

by Roger Lu Phillips

Apr 22nd, 2021
An Opportunity for Congress to Require Transparency of the Executive’s International Agreements

by Curtis A. Bradley, Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway

Apr 21st, 2021
Biden Team’s Litigation Tactics on Guantanamo Undercut Biden Policy to Close the Prison

by Jonathan Hafetz, Scott Roehm and Hina Shamsi

Apr 21st, 2021
The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

by Charlie Hogle and Alex Abdo

Apr 19th, 2021
We’re From the Government, We’re Here to Help: The FBI and the Microsoft Exchange Hack

by April Falcon Doss

Apr 16th, 2021
Limited Sanctions Will Not Deter Putin, But They Are a Fine Start

by Joshua Rudolph

Apr 16th, 2021
Reauthorizing and Strengthening the Global Magnitsky Act

by Beth Van Schaack

Apr 14th, 2021
China’s Dystopian “New IP” Plan Shows Need for Renewed US Commitment to Internet Governance

by Mark Montgomery and Theo Lebryk

Apr 13th, 2021
Should the COVID-19 Vaccine Be Required for the Military?

by Mark Nevitt

Apr 12th, 2021
Team of Legal Gladiators? Iraqi Militias’ Tortured Relationship with Law

by Crispin Smith, Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights

Apr 12th, 2021
The U.S. Water and Wastewater Crisis – How Many Wake-up Calls Are Enough?

by Lucía Falcón Palomar, Obinna Maduka and JoAnn Kamuf Ward

Apr 8th, 2021
Gender Equality is Fundamental to Promoting Democracy

by Susan Markham and Stephenie Foster

Apr 7th, 2021
Investigating a Crisis: A Comparison of Six U.S. Congressional Investigatory Commissions

by Heather Szilagyi and Nicholas Tonckens

Apr 6th, 2021
To Fix the Immigration System, We Need To Start With Immigration Courts

by Camille J. Mackler

Apr 6th, 2021
Lack of Officials’ Cultural Competency Will Hamper Hate Crimes Laws

by Christine Berger

Apr 5th, 2021
Combating Anti-Asian Violence through UN Human Rights Mechanisms

by Alyssa Yamamoto

Apr 2nd, 2021

Resources

Litigation Trackers

Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump

by Karl Mihm, Jacob Apkon and Sruthi Venkatachalam

Jul 6th, 2021
Litigation Tracker: Major Decisions Facing the Biden Administration

by Tess Bridgeman, Margaret Shields, Mari Dugas, Nicholas Tonckens and Karl Mihm

Apr 23rd, 2021

Series

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

Timelines

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: 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
Timeline: Trump, Giuliani, Biden, and Ukrainegate

by Viola Gienger and Ryan Goodman

Jan 31st, 2020
Timeline: Rep. Devin Nunes and Ukraine Disinformation Efforts

by Ryan Goodman and Viola Gienger

Nov 26th, 2019

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