Washington, DC – The American Security Project today released a report discussing the need to assist individuals impacted and displaced by climate change (IIDCCs). Authored by ASP Adjunct Policy Analyst Justin S. Rubin, the report details a four-part legal framework that must be enacted to provide support to IIDCC’s: a binding agreement between developed nations;…

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  The American Security Project today released a new report entitled “Reforming the IPCC: While Taking on Climate Change” which urges reform in how climate change research is conducted and reported. The report, authored by ASP Senior Fellow Dr. Bernard Finel and ASP Research Analyst Lindsey Ross, states that the decision in February 2010 by…

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The American Security Project today released a new Perspectives piece, authored by ASP Adjunct Policy Analyst Justin S. Rubin and ASP Senior Fellow Dr. Bernard I. Finel, which responds to the increasing number of lawsuits seeking to assign liability to companies for emissions that have helped cause climate change.  The report, entitled: Congress Cannot Wait for Courts…

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The American Security Project today released a new report, authored by ASP Adjunct Policy Analyst Justin Rubin, which assesses the decision to try to case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court. The piece, entitled: “In Support of a Civilian Trial: United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Should Not be a Test Case,” argues…

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The American Security Project (ASP) announces the release of their annual report entitled: Are We Winning? Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associate Movements.

This year’s report, authored by Dr. Bernard Finel and Christine Bartolf, notes a dramatic increase in Islamist violence around the world, but also identifies several indicators that suggest al Qaeda is losing relevance. According to the report, overall Islamist terrorist violence has risen 20-30 percent since last year – which is the highest point it has ever been at. However, evidence also shows that the reach and power of al Qaeda has diminished significantly and become more focused on local political leaders, rather than at the United States and the West, coordinated through al Qaeda.

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