I. U.S. Intervention in Syria
- Just Security, Questions Raised by Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack (Wednesday, Apr. 5)
- Ryan Goodman, Humanitarian Military Options for Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack: “Illegal but Not Unprecedented” (Thursday, Apr. 6)
- Marty Lederman, Why the Strikes Against Syria Probably Violate the U.N. Charter and (therefore) the U.S. Constitution (Friday, Apr. 7)
- Harold Hongju Koh, Not Illegal: But Now The Hard Part Begins (Friday, Apr. 7)
- Marty Lederman, My discrete but important disagreement with Harold Koh on the lawfulness of the strikes on Syria (Friday, Apr. 7)
- Ryan Goodman, What Do Top Legal Experts Say About the Syria Strikes? (Friday, Apr. 7)
- Jennifer Daskal, To President Trump on Syria: The Law Matters–What’s the Rationale? (Friday, Apr. 7)
II. Russian Interference in U.S. Election
- Alex Whiting, Why Flynn Isn’t Getting Immunity Anytime Soon (Monday, Apr. 3)
- Steve Vladeck, A Primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act—and Related Laws Trump Officials May Have Broken (Monday, Apr. 3)
- Ryan Goodman, Why Trump Associates Should Worry A Lot More About the Logan Act (Wednesday, Apr. 5)
III. Norms Watch
- Katerina Wright, Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 31- Apr. 7) (Friday, Apr. 7)
IV. Border Security
- Jennifer Daskal and Tom Malinowski, To Senate Committee on Homeland Security: Five Questions for Secretary Kelly About Passwords Demands at the Border (Tuesday, Apr. 4)
- Matthew Wein, ‘America First’ Leaves the Border Behind (Wednesday, Apr. 5)
V. Trump’s Human Rights Record
- Kate Brannen, Top Human Rights Lawyers’ Views on Trump’s Human Rights Record (Monday, Apr. 3)
- Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, Trump’s Muddled Message on Human Rights and Security (Friday, Apr. 7)
VI. Yemen
- John Hursh, The Enemy of My Enemy Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism: the US, Sudan, and the Yemen War (Thursday, Apr. 6)
VII. National Security Council
- Luke Hartig, Reading the Tea Leaves of Trump’s NSC Shakeup (Friday, Apr. 7)
VIII. Civilian Casualties: Law and Strategy
- Lt. Col. Jay Morse, The Importance of Protecting Civilians—Through Law, Strategy, and Tactics (Tuesday, Apr. 4)
IX. Bowe Bergdahl
- Steve Vladeck, President Trump’s Careless Rhetoric, Unlawful Command Influence, and the Bergdahl Court-Martial (Friday, Apr. 7)
X. Afghanistan
- Benjamin Haas, The U.S. Public Deserves More than Trump’s Silence on Afghanistan (Thursday, Apr. 6)