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The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 10:00 a.m.: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World.” The com... -
Addressing the Threat of Homegrown Violent Extremists Sympathetic to the Islamic State
Editor’s Note: In recent years, so-called homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) have eclipsed returned foreign fighters and other sources of terrorism. National Defense University’s Kim Cragin assesses the... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Evelyn Douek analyzed Facebook’s progress report on its ongoing civil rights audit. Joe Whittaker explained that content moderation policies are driving terrorists onto encrypted apps, making the commun... -
The Week That Will Be
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
During his visit to South Korea over the weekend, President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone. The two agreed to restart negotiations over the North Korean nuclear ... -
Trump, Congress and Presidential Alliance Powers
In a new Washington Quarterly article titled “Presidential Alliance Powers,” we wrestle with a subject that has become familiar in these pages: the chief executive’s ability to dismantle American allianc... -
How Content Removal Might Help Terrorists
In recent years, counterterrorism policy has focused on making social media platforms hostile environments for terrorists and their sympathizers. From the German NetzDG law to the U.K.’s Online Harms Whi... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the most recent U.S. sanctions against Iran “outrageous and idiotic.” The Iranian foreign minister added that the implementation of sanctions means “the permanent ... -
The Week That Will Be
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Lessons From a Year in the CVE Trenches
Editor’s Note: Government programs to combat violent extremism get far more media attention than resources, in part because it is not clear how to make these programs stronger. Jesse Morton, a former jih... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Amidst the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Ashley Deeks analyzed the question of the use of force and the right of self-defense with respect to the U.S. response to Iran, following the attack ...
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