Armed Conflict

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A U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (ie. drone), carrying a Hellfire missile after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016.

Pluses and Minuses of the Imminence Standard in Counterterrorism Strikes

Last month, I wrote on the revisions that the Trump Administration reportedly plans to make to President Obama’s drone policy.  The piece set off a robust conversation with…

On the Ground with FRONTLINE in Mosul and Yemen

As I watched “The Vietnam War,” the extraordinary documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, over the last few weeks, I was struck by the level of access U.S. journalists had…

Indefensible: Why Guantánamo defense lawyers can’t ethically participate any longer

On Friday, Guantánamo death penalty lawyer Richard Kammen announced in a press release that: Brig. Gen. John Baker, the Chief Defense Counsel for the Military Commissions Defense…
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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Oct. 7-Oct. 13)

Iran Nuclear Agreement Marty Lederman, Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Is Not “Decertifying” the Iran Deal Tess Bridgeman, What the White House Announcement on Iran Deal Really…

With Blinders On?: How International Law Casebooks Teach Students in the United States

The United States disagrees with many countries, including key allies, on important questions of international law, including the geographical scope of armed conflict, the extraterritorial…

Responding to Goodman’s Memo to the Human Rights Community: Context is Critical

I write to respond to Ryan Goodman’s recent post, “Why the Laws of War Apply to Drone Strikes Outside ‘Areas of Active Hostilities,’” and to remind readers where…
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Addendum to My “Memo to the Human Rights Community” (on drone strikes outside of “hot battlefields”)

On Wednesday, I published an essay at Just Security titled, “Why the Laws of War Apply to Drone Strikes Outside “Areas of Active Hostilities” (A Memo to the Human Rights…

A Response to Goodman’s “Memo to the Human Rights Community”

Ryan Goodman’s “Memo to the Human Rights Community” is a perplexing critique that takes a surprising tone, coming from a former U.S. government official who worked on these…
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The Newly Relaxed Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan and Civilian Casualties

Military Times reported Monday that Secretary of Defense Mattis, appearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford told a pair…

Why the Laws of War Apply to Drone Strikes Outside “Areas of Active Hostilities” (A Memo to the Human Rights Community)

Reports that the White House is poised to revise a four-year old set of policy restrictions on drone strikes and other lethal operations has generated a heated debate that turns…

Acknowledging the Harm Done to Civilians by the U.S.-Led Coalition in Syria

Ahed is an 11 year-old Syrian girl whose life was upended on the evening of March 20 when an airstrike hit the school near Raqqa where she and her family had sought shelter. Ahed…

The Increasingly Unsettling Indifference Toward the US Citizen “Enemy Combatant”

It’s now been over three weeks since an American citizen who is being held by the United States in military detention as an “enemy combatant” after allegedly…
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