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The Upcoming Release of Obama’s Targeted Killing Policy and Casualty Numbers

The Obama administration says it plans to release a redacted version of the policy standards and procedures that govern its “use of force in counterterrorism operations outside…
Jun. 24, 2016
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The Law of War Manual’s Threat to the Principle of Proportionality

On Saturday, I had the honor of speaking to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) USA General Assembly. In preparing for my talk last week, I came across a section of the US Defense…
Jun. 23, 2016
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The Obama Legal Team and the Lawfulness of Attacking Assad

Editor’s note: This post also appears on Charlie Savage’s blog Power Wars and Lawfare. Several prominent law professors who were formerly members of the Obama national security…
Jun. 21, 2016
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“Effective” Policy in Syria: Ambassador Robert Ford’s View

I wrote here yesterday in response to a post by Marty Lederman and Ashley Deeks about the recent, much-publicized dissent channel cable signed by 51 US diplomats. While my discussion…
Jun. 21, 2016
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The Early Edition: June 21, 2016

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Just what has…
Jun. 21, 2016
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Another Legal View of the Dissent Channel Cable on Syria

Since Vietnam, East Pakistan, and the Balkans, it has been a time-honored tradition that State Department officials who disagree with official policy may challenge it through the…
Jun. 20, 2016
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“Material Support” and Targeting

Ken Watkin’s thoughtful piece last week — Reflections on Targeting: Looking in the Mirror — addressed the debate on the targeting of war-sustaining economic enterprises as…
Jun. 20, 2016
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Would airstrikes against Assad be lawful and effective?: Reactions to the State “dissent cable”

Editor’s note: This post also appears on Lawfare. As you have probably read, 51 career foreign service officers in the State Department have written an internal memorandum recommending…
Jun. 20, 2016 and
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The Early Edition: June 20, 2016

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA The Kremlin…
Jun. 20, 2016
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Reflections on Targeting: Looking in the Mirror

Questions about targeting the “money” of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) have been raised in this forum. Images of missile strikes on financial warehouses and money floating…
Jun. 16, 2016
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The Early Edition: June 6, 2016

IRAQ and SYRIA Syrian troops reached the “administrative border” of Raqqa province on Saturday afternoon, under cover of Russian airstrikes. The province is home to the Islamic…
Jun. 6, 2016
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 28–June 3)

I. Guantánamo Military Commissions  Steve Vladeck, Why the D.C. Circuit Can’t Really Duck the Article III Issue in Al Bahlul (Thursday, June 2) Daphne Eviatar, Sparring Over…
Jun. 4, 2016
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