Armed Conflict

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Maybe Dismantling the GTMO Closure Office Wasn’t Such a Good Idea

As recent events reinforce, dismantling the Office of the Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure at the Department of State was not such a good idea. Although obscured by the political…

Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018

Statements, Chart, and Map for every state in the world that has taken a public position on the legality and justification of strikes in Syria conducted by the US, UK, and France.

Brazil’s Robust Defense of the Legal Prohibition on the Use of Force and Self Defense

As the strikes by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France on Syria last week demonstrate, a select group of countries led by the US are asserting an increasingly broad…

At a Crossroad: The Int’l Criminal Court’s Afghanistan Probe and the International Law Commission

This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–focusing on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe in Afghanistan and its…

If Mattis Meant to Assert Self-Defense for the Syria Strike, He Was Wrong

Since the United States conducted a military strike on various targets associated with the Syrian government’s chemical weapons program last week, prominent voices in the legal…

The Extent and Validity of Yemen’s Consent to the US’s Use of Force

Above: Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi at UN headquarters on September 21, 2017.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) This is piece is the latest article in our forum…

The Legality of Using Force to Deter Chemical Warfare

We should not be asking whether the missile strikes against Syria's chemical weapons program represent a lawful humanitarian intervention. Instead, we should be asking if – and…

Corker’s Proposal Hands Trump A Dangerous, Open-Ended War Authorization

While the media is focused on the Trump administration’s strikes against Syria, there’s another effort to entrench and expand the U.S. global war posture that’s getting less…

The Real “Red Line” Behind Trump’s April 2018 Syria Strikes

Former State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh writes that strikes on Syria could be legal, but key unanswered factual questions remain about April's operation. What's also missing…

Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Strikes

There is no apparent domestic or international legal authority for the airstrikes conducted in Syria on April 14.

“A Troubled Place”—Trump Doubles Down on Syria…While Also Giving Up On It

Former NSC official, Joshua Geltzer writes, "for Trump to double down on America’s mission in Syria by committing to a sustained counter-chemical weapons campaign while at the…

Kurdish-Held Detainees in Syria Are Not in a “Legal Gray Area”

Kurdish troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in a forward operating base overlooking the frontline near the ISIL-held town of Hole in Rojava, Syria. (Photo by John Moore/Getty…
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