News & Commentary about National Security

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U.S. Army soldiers holding certificates and folded U.S. flags during a ceremony.

Jan 17, 2022

Immigrant Service Members are Part of the Fabric of America

Demonstrators dressed like Guantanamo Bay detainees, hold a banner asking to close Guantanamo.

Jan 11, 2022

20 Years Later, Guantánamo Remains a Disgraceful Stain on Our Nation. It Needs to End.

Nov 8, 2021

How the FBI Spied on Orange County Muslims And Attempted to Get Away With It

Nov 4, 2021

Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?

Sep 17, 2021

Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

A statue of the goddess Justitia holds a pan of scales in front of the building of the district and regional court.

Sep 10, 2021

20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future

Sep 10, 2021

A Conversation with Survivors of the CIA’s Post-9/11 Torture Program

An FBI employee guards the entrance doors to the Detroit City Council on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Detroit.

Sep 9, 2021

The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

Suleiman Abdullah Salim and Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud

Sep 9, 2021

Survivors of the CIA Torture Program Almost 20 Years Later

Sep 7, 2021

The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward