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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…
In this photo illustration the logo of US online social media and social networking site 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) is displayed centrally on a smartphone screen alongside that of Threads (L) and Instagram (R) on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. On the top row the logo of online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is seen alongside that of Whatsapp and TikTok. Along the bottom row Facebook, Quora amd Messenger are displayed.

Book Review: A Misinformation Researcher’s Guide to the ‘Carnival of Mirrors’

DiResta’s book, "Invisible Rulers" provides an essential guide to what she calls “the carnival of mirrors” of the information environment.
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‘Good Moral Character?’ Holding Trump to the Same Standards as the Immigrants He Vilifies

Were Trump an immigrant and subject to the same scrutiny as those he now maligns, he would be at high risk of being either refused entry, denied a green card, or rejected for citizenship.…
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The Double Black Box: AI Inside the National Security Ecosystem

The use of AI to advance U.S. national security will complicate the application of constitutional checks and balances.
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Israel’s ‘War on Terror’ and the Legal and Security Imperative to Comply with International Law

Israel should embrace a more targeted counterterrorism strategy that complies with international law and facilitates greater security.
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The Just Security Podcast: Assessing the Laws of War

Cordula Droege, chief legal officer and head of the legal division of the International Committee of the Red Cross, assesses the laws of war.
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Lithuania Leaving Cluster Munition Ban Undermines Agreement, Threatens Crucial Norms

All Parties to the Convention need to publicly and vocally reaffirm the value and importance of this instrument.
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US Arrests Former Syrian Prison Chief – But Will the Charges Prove Equal to His Crimes?

Prosecutors can do more to hold al-Sheikh fully to account under the Torture Act and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.
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