Terrorism
The Friendliest Lawsuit Ever Filed Against the Justice Department
Benjamin Wittes Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 7:29 AM
There is reason to believe President Trump lied before Congress in February. I sued to find out.
Latest in Terrorism
Israel-Palestine
The 1967 War and the Birth of International Terrorism
Daniel Byman Tue, May 30, 2017, 4:00 PM
Among the many children of the Six-Day War, the most frightening is international terrorism.
Iran
Iran’s Support for Terrorist Groups
Daniel Byman Thu, May 25, 2017, 3:11 PM
Relationships with terrorist and militant groups are integral to Iran’s foreign policy.
Domestic Terrorism
What the Manchester Attack Shows Us About How the Terrorism Danger Has Evolved
Daniel Byman Tue, May 23, 2017, 7:34 PM
The usual paradigm for thinking about terrorism collapsed on 9/11, and the Islamic State has taken it at least one step further.
Material Support
Facebook Immune from Liability Based on Third-Party Content
Russell Spivak Tue, May 23, 2017, 1:45 PM
A summary of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York's dismissal of two related complaints against Facebook for allowing "terrorist organizations ... to use its social media platform to further their aims."
Terrorism
EDNY Dismisses Suits Against Facebook on Hamas Attacks
Quinta Jurecic Thu, May 18, 2017, 2:12 PM
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed two lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook liable for the use of its platform to coordinate and encourage violent attacks by users linked to Hamas in 2015, holding that Facebook was protected from liability under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The opinion grants Facebook's motion to dismiss in two cases, Cohen v. Facebook and Force v.
immigration
What the Data Really Show About Terrorists Who 'Came Here,' Part III: What If You Included Domestic Terrorism Cases?
Nora Ellingsen, Lisa Daniels Tue, Apr 11, 2017, 10:30 AM
The Justice Department data about which President Trump appears to have been talking excludes domestic terrorism cases. The picture is very different if you don’t do that.
immigration
What the Data Really Show About Terrorists Who “Came Here,” Part II: A Country-by-Country Analysis
Nora Ellingsen, Lisa Daniels Tue, Apr 11, 2017, 10:30 AM
Which countries are, and which countries are not, exporting terrorists to the United States? And are those the same countries from which Trump’s executive order would ban entry?
immigration
What the Data Really Show About Terrorists Who “Came Here,” Part I: Introduction and Overview
Nora Ellingsen, Lisa Daniels Tue, Apr 11, 2017, 10:29 AM
President Trump declared to a joint session of Congress that Justice Department data show the “vast majority” of people convicted of terrorist crimes came from overseas. Here’s why that’s not true.
Counterterrorism
International Terrorism Prosecutions: New York Travelers
Nora Ellingsen Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 9:58 AM
AQAP and ISIL travelers sentenced and plead guilty in New York.