Justice Continues: Benghazi Masterminds Serving Time
By Sasha Brisbon On September 11, 2012, heavily armed Islamist militants launched an organized attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in...
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Nov 25, 20194 min read
Bank Liability under JASTA: The Knowledge/Awareness Requirement of Financial Institutions
By Mimi Derle The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”) was passed by Congress in 2016, giving U.S. citizens the ability to...
Dec 13, 20184 min read
Defining Terrorism: The Necessity of a Universal Definition to Protect Fundamental Freedoms
By: Alexa August Introduction The international community has attempted to formulate a comprehensive definition of “terrorism” since the...
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Far Right Extremism on the Rise: How US Law and Policy Falls Short in Preventing and Prosecuting Dom
By Helina Daniel With increased acts of domestic terrorism in the US, far right extremism is a growing threat in the US. The rise of...
Oct 20, 20183 min read
Due Process in the Drone Era
By Alexa Potter Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil and as a means of self-defense, Congress passed...
May 19, 20184 min read
New War, Same Problem: Why the AUMF Needs To Be Updated
By: Joseph Epstein The United States Department of Defense has been conducting extensive operations throughout Africa against several...
Apr 25, 20185 min read
Fighting Poaching Fights Terrorism
By Frank E. Waliczek Africa is home to a growing number of terrorist organizations seeking expansion funds, as well as to a dwindling...
Feb 27, 20184 min read
Attacking Opium Processing Labs in Afghanistan: Cutting a vital source of funding for terrorism
By: Amanda Swietlik The production and trafficking of narcotics, including opium and heroin, have long been major sources of revenue for...
Dec 22, 20174 min read
Islamophobia: A Cause of Domestic Terrorist Attacks
By Jaime Rosenberg, December 22, 2017 The Islamic State (ISIS) has instilled fear into nations world-wide after conducting over 70...
Oct 28, 20179 min read
Pressure on Jordan: Refusal to extradite mastermind of deadly 2001 Sbarro suicide bombing in Jerusal
By Michelle Munneke, J.D. 2017, American University Washington College of Law. In March of this year, Jordan expressed its refusal to...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
Congress Should Consider NATO to Fill Gaps in European Security
The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel released its final report in September...
Oct 29, 20133 min read
Article 2(4) and the Rise of the Non-State Actor
In 1993, Samuel Huntington published The Clash of Civilizations. Huntington theorized that nation states will remain powerful actors in...
Mar 13, 20113 min read
House Begins Hearings on Domestic Radicalization of Muslims
On March 10, Representative Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, opened a series of hearings...
Nov 3, 20102 min read
Bombs Sent from Yemen Raise Question about Guantánamo Detainees
As far back as May 2009, President Obama and the CIA were trying to coordinate with the governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia to plan the...
Oct 27, 20101 min read
Second Detainee Convicted Under Obama Administration
Omar Khadr, the Canadian pick up off the Afghan battlefield in 2002, when he was 15 years old, was convicted Monday as part of a plea...
Oct 21, 20102 min read
Supreme Court to Hear Material Witness Detention Case
The Supreme Court decided on Monday to hear a case on whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft may be held personally liable for the...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Militia members charged in police murder plot
The Justice Department indicted a group of self described Christian militants who were allegedly plotting to kill law enforcement...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Second Wave of Terror Strikes Russia
At least 12 people were killed, and 23 injured, by a string of suicide bombers in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday. The...
Mar 24, 20101 min read
Office of Naval Intelligence Warns of al-Qaeda Threat
The Office of Naval Intelligence recently released a special advisory to those operating “within the maritime domain” in order to promote...
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says
Kai Eide, a special representative for the United Nations, resigned last month following the breakdown of negotiations with the Taliban...
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