Civil Liberties

A Close and Critical Look at the ‘Five Things’ the ACLU Says You Need to Know About ‘NSA Mass Surveillance’

by George Croner and James Petrila

Jul 26th, 2023

From ‘Island of Democracy’ to ‘Consolidated Authoritarian Regime’: The Need to Reverse Kyrgyzstan’s Slide

by Jasmine D. Cameron, Ambassador (ret.) Eileen Malloy, Megan Osadzinski and Juliet Sorensen

Jul 25th, 2023

FBI, DHS Failed to Take Jan. 6 Threats Seriously, Senate Report Says

by Allison Mollenkamp

Jul 11th, 2023

Hate Speech from Modi Supporters Belies His Claims of Indian Democracy During US Visit

by Meenakshi Ganguly

Jul 3rd, 2023

2023 ‘Democracy Perception Index’ a Wake-Up Call for US, EU

by Aaron Greenberg

Jun 30th, 2023

The Just Security Podcast: The Proud Boys’ Attack on Pride

by Jacob Glick, Paras Shah, Tiffany Chang, Michelle Eigenheer and Clara Apt

Jun 23rd, 2023

Biden Prepares to Fete Modi Amid US Reports of India’s Rights Abuses, Repression

by Viola Gienger

Jun 20th, 2023

How DHS is Fueling Georgia’s “Terrorism” Crackdown on Cop City Protests

by Nick Robinson

Jun 15th, 2023

DHS’s Newest Target: Atlanta “Cop City” Activists

by Spencer Reynolds

Jun 13th, 2023

With New “Alien Land Laws” Asian Immigrants Are Once Again Targeted by Real Estate Bans

by Edgar Chen

May 26th, 2023

Erdoğan Appears Poised to Win Runoff: Why, and What’s Next for Turkey?

by Kemal Kirişci and Berk Esen

May 22nd, 2023

Dealing with Hybrid Regimes: Pursuing US Interests Without Giving them a Pass on Democracy

by Patrick Quirk and Santiago Stocker

May 17th, 2023

Don’t Look Away From What May Be Turkish Democracy’s Last Stand

by Josh Rudolph and Nathan Kohlenberg

May 11th, 2023

Nicaragua’s Human Rights Crisis, Fueling Migrant Flows, Demands More Strategic US Action

by Tracey Gurd and Emily Rugama

May 10th, 2023

DHS Intelligence Rearranges the Deck Chairs—Again

by Spencer Reynolds

May 10th, 2023

Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom as a Driver for All Human Rights

by Lord David Neuberger, Can Yeginsu, Catherine Amirfar and Baroness Helena Kennedy

May 3rd, 2023

How Democratic Govts Become Complicit in Transnational Repression: Another Rwanda-US Case

by Yana Gorokhovskaia and Nate Schenkkan

Apr 28th, 2023

The War From Within: Racial Injustice in the US Prison System

by Jessica Wolfendale

Apr 24th, 2023

The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part II: Closing the Gaps and Completing the Modernization of FISA

by Elizabeth Goitein

Apr 18th, 2023

Digital Privacy Legislation is Civil Rights Legislation

by Paige Collings and Adam Schwartz

Apr 10th, 2023

Transnational Repression Increasingly Reaches Into the United States

by Jason P. Hipp, Emily Merrifield and Susanna D. Evarts

Apr 5th, 2023

Summit for Democracy: Trends in News Media’s Future, Forged in Ukraine

by Maksym Dvorovyi, Antonina Cherevko and Nick Benequista

Mar 30th, 2023

Shut Out of Democracy Summit , Thailand Prepares for May Elections as Restrictive Laws Aim to Silence Youth Activists

by Sirikan Charoensiri

Mar 28th, 2023

Backsliding: Georgia’s Crackdown on Civil Society May Be Just a Start

by Joshua Russell and Vano Chkhikvadze

Mar 27th, 2023

TikTok and the First Amendment

by Jameel Jaffer

Mar 24th, 2023

Two Supreme Court Cases Could “Break the Internet”: What Role Should Free Speech Play?

by Chantal Joris

Mar 22nd, 2023

The Fallacy of US and EU Policy in the Western Balkans

by Ismet Fatih Čančar

Mar 17th, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland and Intelligence Community Leaders Testify on the Reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA

by Katherine Fang and Clara Apt

Mar 15th, 2023

As Secretary Blinken Arrives, Political Prisoners Wait for the `New Kazakhstan’

by Inga Imanbay

Feb 28th, 2023

Repatriating Alleged ISIS-Linked Men from Northeast Syria: The Start of Judicial Responses to the Political Stalemate

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Anne Charbord

Feb 16th, 2023

The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part I: Backdoor Searches