Use of Force

Experts asses accountability, reconciliation, institutional reform, constitutionalism, and more in transitional Syria.

A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.

The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide the legal clarity the public desires immediately following attacks that kill civilians.

We asked experts with deep personal and professional ties to the post-9/11 era: how did 9/11 shape your path, and how does it continue to shape us 25 years later?

Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss the enduring impact of 9/11 on U.S. counterterrorism and foreign policy.

Current and former Presidents of the ICC's Assembly of States Parties on the role of the Court in upholding the international legal order.

Host Ryan Goodman is joined by an expert panel to discuss whether the United States has violated the law of armed conflict in its war against Iran.

U.S. strikes against suspected drug-trafficking vessels mark an unlawful expansion of military force into what has long been—and should remain—a law enforcement mission.

Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.

Congress should establish a bipartisan commission to investigate errors in going to war with Iran and how the war has been waged.

Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Brian Finucane and Rebecca Ingber to discuss the latest U.S. strikes against suspected drug traffickers.