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Yazidi women hold up pictures of missed relatives during a commemoration ceremony in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on August 3, 2019.

To the 2020 Candidates: As President, Would You Prevent Another Genocide?

Two types of questions — asking about a specific country context or a broad use-of-force policy — have guided debates on the national stage about the U.S. role in atrocity…
Aug. 13, 2019
This picture shows an aid convoy of the red crescent arriving at the Rukban desert camp for displaced Syrians along Syria's border with Jordan on February 06, 2019.

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

With the U.S. in control of the at-Tanf region of Syria, both international humanitarian law and basic morality dictate that the U.S. ensure vital supplies reach the civilians…
Aug. 12, 2019 and
American Army members deployed for Mission Resolute Support (RS) take part in an end of tour medal ceremony at RS Headquarters on September 4, 2017 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Army and Marine Corps Publish New Manual: The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare

The Army and the Marine Corps just released its newest publication, The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare. Over 20 years in the making, it provides operational…
Aug. 9, 2019
A French soldier looks at a child as he patrols in the streets of Gossi, center Mali, on March 25, 2019.

The International Security Echo-Chamber: Getting Civil Society Into the Room

It is time to make sure the public fully understands the harmful impacts of their governments’ interventions on the lives of others, and to reaffirm that security can be built…
Jul. 31, 2019 , and 1 more
Side-by-side portraits of Secretary Mark Esper, Department of Defense General Counsel Paul Ney and General Mark Milley.

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

Former Department of Defense official (OSD) Luke Hartig critiques General Counsel Paul Ney's recent speech on the framework governing US military operations.
Jul. 31, 2019
A girl stands crying at al-Hol camp for displaced people in al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria on July 22, 2019, as people collect UN-provided humanitarian aid packages around her.

Legislative Responses to ISIS Returnees Take a New Twist in Australia

This week, the Australian Parliament is considering new laws that ban “extremists” from returning home, apparently aimed at preventing Australians, including women and children,…
Jul. 26, 2019
Yemeni rescue workers carry a victim on a stretcher amid the rubble of a destroyed funeral hall building following reported airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition air-planes on the capital Sanaa on October 8, 2016.

The Missing State Department Memo on US Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes

Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to consider dueling bills on Saudi Arabia. A bill sponsored by Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), would block arms sales to the…
Jul. 24, 2019
Katherine Gun, a junior Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) official leaves Bow Street Magistrates court in London with her lawyer.

Iraq ‘Dirty Tricks’ Tale Gets Star Treatment, But Big Questions Remain

The dramatic but little-told story of a British intelligence whistleblower who tried to raise the alarm over a questionable spying campaign to bolster the cause for the Iraq War…
Jul. 19, 2019
US Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, nominee to be Secretary of Defense, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 16, 2019.

What Did We Learn About Mark Esper and How He Views the World?

From Iran to Afghanistan to collective self-defense, the big takeaways from the Senate confirmation hearing for Mark Esper, nominated by the president to be defense secretary.…
Jul. 17, 2019 and
The seals of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Secrity Agency and the Central Security Service.

U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations against Economic Cyber Intrusions: An International Law Analysis – Part II

Part I demonstrated that the United States is likely to struggle to make a convincing argument that economic cyber intrusions carried out against it breach international law. Consequently,…
Jul. 16, 2019
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attend a welcome ceremony at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman on March 28, 2017 ahead of talks on the eve of the Arab League summit.

Why the ICC’s Judgment in the al-Bashir Case Wasn’t So Surprising

A look at why the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court made the right decision when it decided Jordan should have arrested then-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir…
Jul. 12, 2019
The seals of the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Secrity Agency and the Central Security Service.

U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations against Economic Cyber Intrusions: An International Law Analysis – Part I

On June 11, 2019, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton announced that U.S. offensive cyber operations would be expanded beyond countering election interference to…
Jul. 11, 2019
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