Executive & Military

U.S. Has Legal and Moral Responsibility to Protect Civilians at Rukban in Syria

by Ambassador Robert Ford and Carolyn O’Connor

Aug 12th, 2019

Revisiting General Counsel Ney’s Speech in Light of New Pentagon Leadership

by Luke Hartig

Jul 31st, 2019

The U.S. Military Is Increasingly Politicized. Active-Duty Personnel Need to Prepare.

by Thomas Krasnican

Jul 25th, 2019

The Distorter-in-Chief is Hosting a Summit on Distortion on Social Media

by Joshua Geltzer

Jul 11th, 2019

Now is the Time to Repeal the 2002 AUMF

by Tess Bridgeman

Jul 11th, 2019

Trump’s “Unalienable Rights” Commission Likely to Promote Anti-Rights Agenda 

by Jayne Huckerby, Sarah Knuckey and Meg Satterthwaite

Jul 9th, 2019

Self-Defense in International Law: What Level of Evidence?

by Jasmin Johurun Nessa

Jul 8th, 2019

Unpacking the State Dept Acknowledgment that 2001 and 2002 AUMFs Don’t Authorize War Against Iran

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Jul 3rd, 2019

Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing

by Loren DeJonge Schulman

Jul 2nd, 2019

Anticipating the President’s Way Around the War Powers Resolution on Iran: Lessons of the 1980s Tanker Wars

by Todd Buchwald

Jun 28th, 2019

The Missing Piece in US-Iran Drone Dispute: Navigational Freedoms and the Strait of Hormuz

by Mark Nevitt

Jun 28th, 2019

Looking to 2020: A Presidential Pledge for Gender Parity in National Security Appointments

by Nina Hachigian and Julianne Smith

Jun 27th, 2019

Top Expert Backgrounder: Aborted U.S. Strike, Cyber Operation Against Iran and International Law

by Michael Schmitt

Jun 24th, 2019

Asking the Right Question on Iran, Al-Qaeda and the AUMF

by Joshua Geltzer, Ryan Goodman and Luke Hartig

Jun 21st, 2019

The State of Play with US-Iran and How We Got Here: Q&A with Laura Rozen

by Laura Rozen and Just Security

Jun 20th, 2019

U.S. Cyber Command, Russia and Critical Infrastructure: What Norms and Laws Apply?

by Michael Schmitt

Jun 18th, 2019

Tom Lantos Commission: Enhancing U.S. Ability to Pursue Accountability for Atrocities

by Beth Van Schaack

Jun 17th, 2019

Focusing on Armed Non-State Actors: Protecting Education in Armed Conflict

by Ezequiel Heffes

Jun 11th, 2019

Cooking the WMD Books: Politicizing the 2019 State Department Compliance Report

by Alexandra Bell

Jun 5th, 2019

Mueller’s Message: The Obstruction That Nearly Halted Criminal Case Against Russians

by Ryan Goodman

May 29th, 2019

A Critique of Defense Dept General Counsel Ney’s Remarks on the Law of War

by Adil Ahmad Haque

May 29th, 2019

Bill Barr’s Dangerous New Powers

by Joshua Geltzer and Mary B. McCord

May 28th, 2019

A Step in the Right Direction: Militaries Changing Policies to Stop Using Schools

by Bede Sheppard

May 28th, 2019

Remarks by Defense Dept General Counsel Paul C. Ney Jr. on the Law of War

by Just Security

May 28th, 2019

Post-9/11 Veterans Have Mixed Feelings About Trump’s War Crimes Pardons

by Lindsay L. Rodman

May 24th, 2019

An Emergency or Business as Usual? Huawei and Trump’s Emergency Powers

by Andrew Boyle

May 24th, 2019

The American Way of War Includes Fidelity to Law: Preemptive Pardons Break that Code

by Donald J. Guter, Rear Admiral, JAGC, USN (Ret.), John D. Hutson, Rear Admiral, JAGC, USN (Ret.) and Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

May 24th, 2019

Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk

by Carrie Cordero and Joshua Geltzer

May 20th, 2019

Bill Barr’s Extreme Views on War Powers Mean Congress’s Window to Stop War with Iran is Now

by Tess Bridgeman, Rebecca Ingber and Stephen Pomper

May 20th, 2019

Sticking It To Yourself: Preemptive Pardons for Battlefield Crimes Undercut Military Justice and Military Effectiveness

by Chris Jenks

May 20th, 2019

Trump’s Golan Policy and Its Threat to the Post-War International Legal Order

by Oona A. Hathaway and Scott Shapiro

May 16th, 2019

Canada Considers Most Far-Reaching Intell Reforms in Decades

by Preston Lim

May 13th, 2019