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Duterte at the ICC: A Significant Step Toward Justice in the Philippines

Last week, what had long seemed impossible to victims seeking justice for the killings from the Philippine “war on drugs” finally happened: the ICC's arrest of former President…
Photo shows Guzman in the center looking to the right, his hands apparently handcuffed behind him, flanked by a member of the military in fatigues and helmet to the right and another in a dark uniform and helmet to the left.

The Dangerous Sweep of Trump’s Plan to Designate Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

Bringing foreign cartels under the umbrella of terrorism may seem appealing, but it is unnecessary and dangerous.
Marcos (L) and Biden (R) talk in front of the American and Philippine flags

On Eve of Marcos Visit, US Must Center Human Rights in US-Philippines Security Relationship

"The United States should know that it cannot successfully pursue its security interests in the Asia-Pacific region at the expense of the basic rights of its partners’ citizens."
Demonstrators, including Reverend Jesse Jackson, rally in protest calling on US President Barack Obama to end the "War on Drugs." They carry a banner reading, “Day of Direct Action; President Obama and the Nations…End the War on Drugs and Mass incarceration; Invest in America’s ‘Dark Ghettos’”

With America Out of a Major Foreign War, Time to End One at Home

Many of the tragedies and sins associated with failure in the war in Afghanistan could equally apply to the "war on drugs.”

Why We Need to Rethink the Mérida Initiative as a Function of National Security

Having suffered a stunning defeat in its efforts to reform healthcare and then securing a resounding win in its pursuit of across-the-board tax cuts, the Trump administration has…

Letter to the Editor: Why Concerns Over FBI Queries Under Section 702 Are Overblown

In her recent article, “Broad Warrantless Surveillance Threatens to Undermine the Criminal Justice System,” Sarah St.Vincent writes that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’…
Two people work on a laptop. One wears a jumper with “FBI” written on it, and the other wears a jumpsuit with “CIA” written on it.

Broad Warrantless Surveillance Threatens to Undermine the Criminal Justice System

Congressional debates about the renewal of one of the United States’ most sweeping intelligence surveillance laws are heating up. Helping to shape the discussion are several…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivers his first public remarks since being appointed by President Donald Trump at the Jack Morton Auditorium on the campus of The George Washington University April 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Fear and Loathing at DHS: Kelly Resorts to Trump Administration Fear Tactics

Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivered a speech Tuesday that was stunning for its indifference to facts, accountability, and democratic oversight. Kelly…
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James Comey’s Default-Encryption Bogeyman

FBI Director James Comey recently told the Senate Judiciary Committee that encryption routinely poses a problem for law enforcement. He stated that encryption has “moved from…
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