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Counterterrorism
November 1, 2017
Sarah A. Harvard
Emmanuel Macron’s Anti-Terror Law Is a Throwback to the Bad Days of Colonialism
France has codified draconian security measures that echo some of its worst historical crimes.
December 7, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama backs gun control as a counter-terrorism strategy.
March 24, 2015
John Knefel
The FBI Keeps Arresting Hapless Jihadi Fanboys and Calling Them ISIS Recruits
June 25, 2014
Aki Peritz
The Jihadis Who've Flocked to Syria Really Might be in Madrid or Milwaukee Before Long
The frightening logic of "bleedout"
September 19, 2013
Jane Harman
Done Right, Security and Liberty Should Reinforce Each Other. And Here's How to Do It Right.
June 7, 2013
Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Against Our Values—And Bad at Keeping Us Safe
The real problem with data mining
May 1, 2013
Jack Goldsmith
How Obama Undermined the War on Terror
The President promised not to undercut the rule of law for expedience's sake. He did. Now we face the consequences.
March 15, 2004
Michael Crowley
Playing Defense
Bush's disastrous Homeland Security Department.

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