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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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The Essential Role of ‘Civic Space’ in Safeguarding Electoral Integrity: How a Decision in Africa Can Reverberate

The landmark African Union case over an Ethiopian election provides a roadmap for safeguarding democracy in the face of authoritarianism.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Evolution of U.S. Hostage Policy

Joining this episode are Jim Foley’s mother, Diane Foley, and Luke Hartig, a former senior director at the National Security Council.

Since James Foley’s Death, a `Moral Awakening’ in America on Hostages Held Abroad

August 19 will mark 10 years since our son, James W. Foley, an American freelance journalist, was publicly beheaded by ISIS to fuel the violent extremist group’s hate-filled…
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.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 19-Feb. 23)

Our weekly series on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 12-Feb. 16)

Developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
Asylum seekers wait at a fence to cross into the United States at El Chaparral crossing port on the US/Mexico Border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on February 29, 2020.

Troubling Signs in Biden Administration’s Recent Efforts to Reimplement Migrant Protection Protocols Program

"Understanding the significance of the [Supreme Court's Migrant Protection Protocol] ruling ... will be key for the administration to mount the strongest possible defense for the…
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In Weaponizing Asylum Seekers, DeSantis & Abbott Unwittingly Demonstrate the Possibility of Safe Transit Policies for Migrants

Ironically, the governors' actions show that the US could implement policies that better reflect the realities of migration - by treating migrants has human beings rather than…
A collage of two images. The left depicts Ron DeSantis, and the right depicts groups of immigrants waiting on line.

Was DeSantis Shipping Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard a Crime?

"Our analysis may be a useful guide – for criminal investigators, press, potential whistleblowers or witnesses, the public and other stakeholders."

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nuland on Accelerating Aid to Ukraine and Sanctions Against Russia

Military and humanitarian aid, sanctions, the broader region, and a domino effect on the Iran deal and Venezuela. Senate hearing highlights.
View of a pile of rubbish with unused Venezuelan bolivar bills on a street of Puerto Concha town, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 8, 2021, where the Colombian peso accounts for most transactions, followed by the US dollar. (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden debe cambiar, no profundizar, la fallida estrategia de Trump hacia Venezuela

Las sanciones de los EE.UU. exacerban el sufrimiento humano. Deberían castigar a los corruptos y poderosos.
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