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Legislative Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

September 26, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Syrian Crisis: Massive Displacement, Dire Needs and a Shortage of Solutions

September 18, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Kemal Kirişci and Salman Shaikh

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Much of What We Think about Privacy, Liberty, Security and Threat is Wrong

August 30, 2013, Benjamin Wittes and Fred Dews

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Pakistan, Taliban and the Afghan Quagmire

August 24, 2013, Bruce Riedel

Obama Press Conference Hits NSA Surveillance, Putin, Russia, Embassy Closures, Health Care, Immigration

August 9, 2013, Fred Dews

Institutional Failure in Surveillance Policymaking: Deliberating the Patriot Act

July 29, 2013, William Bendix and Paul J. Quirk

Afghan Election Will Be a Bellwether

July 25, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown and Ronald E. Neumann

American Terrorists Abroad: Options for U.S. Policymakers

July 23, 2013

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Tools and Tradeoffs: Confronting U.S. Citizen Terrorist Suspects Abroad

July 23, 2013, Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes

What Does the Capture of the Zetas' Leader Mean for Mexico?

July 22, 2013, Andrés Rozental

Political Violence Surrounding Mexico’s Local Elections

July 17, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte

The Besieged Polis: Citizen Insecurity in Latin America

July 8, 2013, Kevin Casas-Zamora

Poaching Is Threat to International Peace and Security

June 20, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

What to Expect from Taliban Negotiations After Karzai Suspends Talks with the U.S.

June 19, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

The Real Reason You're Mad at the NSA

June 17, 2013, John McLaughlin

PRISM and Boundless Informant: Is NSA Surveillance a Threat?

June 13, 2013, Richard Lempert

The Impact of Organized Crime on Governance: A Case Study of Nepal

June 12, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Why the NSA Leaks Will Lead to More Economic Espionage Against American Companies

June 11, 2013, John Villasenor

Colombia: Displacement and Peace

June 10, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

Crime–War Battlefields

June 6, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Reaction to NSA Surveillance of U.S. Citizens’ Phone Records

June 6, 2013, Wells C. Bennett and Benjamin Wittes

Rios Montt Trial an Example of National, International Courts Working Together

June 4, 2013, Ted Piccone and Ashley Miller

How Will the OAS Report Affect the Drug-Policy Debate?

May 31, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Holder: We've Droned 4 Americans, 3 By Accident. Oops.

May 22, 2013, Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman

Protecting U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights During the War on Terror

May 22, 2013, Robert M. Chesney and Benjamin Wittes