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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks with President Joe Biden

The U.S. National Security Memorandum on AI: Leading Experts Weigh In

Leading experts unpack the Biden administration's National Security Memorandum on AI.
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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.
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Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy

Cross-partisan movements that defeated far-right autocrats in Brazil and Poland demonstrate that crucial groups can propel democratic success.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (C) accompanied from left, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division Matt Olsen, takes a question from a reporter

Shattering Illusions: How Cyber Threat Intelligence Augments Legal Action against Russia’s Influence Operations

Recent U.S. Department of Justice actions against Russia's covert influence operations underscores the efficacy of legal countermeasures founded on actionable cyber threat intelligence.…
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US Should Learn from Afghanistan and Vietnam Withdrawals to Better Protect Vulnerable Allies

Congress should learn from Afghanistan and look to historical precedents when pursuing reform for noncombatant evacuation operations.
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The Just Security Podcast: What to Expect from the 2024 U.N. General Assembly

Unpacking the key themes around this year’s U.N. General Assembly is Richard Gowan, the U.N. Director at the International Crisis Group.
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The New Intelligence Community Directive on Prepublication Review: Important Reforms and Critical Omissions

The ODNI's prepublication review directive improves several important aspects of the system, but fails to make certain critical changes.
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A 2024 Election Litigation Hot List

The cases include ones affiliated with major political parties, tackling emerging legal fault lines in the 2024 election, and involving issues of trust in the democratic process…
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Competition, Not Control, is Key to Winning the Global AI Race

Winning the global AI innovation race requires more than export controls.
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America’s Overlooked National Security Threat

The United States' deepest constitutional and national security challenge involves not personalities, but structure.
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The Growing Threat of State Domestic Terrorism Laws to the First Amendment

Since political violence is already criminalized under other state and federal laws, state domestic terrorism laws are arguably unnecessary. These laws create serious, and often…
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