Use of Force

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan continues to generate inflated warnings about looming threats ahead. But Jeffrey Rogg and Andrew Stigler say it is time to call attention to…

Belarus has been criticized for using desperate migrants to pressure EU borders. But is it breaking international law by doing so?

A list of specific questions for members of Congress, reporters, and investigators to ask about the strike. 

Can the President use force to protect Taiwan in the "national interest" without congressional authorization?

"There are certainly unique circumstances to the Kabul strike, but if we miss the bigger lessons, we only invite further tragedy. "

A deep analysis of the broader system in which the August 29 Kabul drone strike is situated, by top expert on civilian casualties and lead author of several Department of Defense…

"It is simply not credible that the entire investigative report must be withheld in order to protect (as one imagines the claim) sources and methods of intelligence-gathering."

Without deeper international engagement to pause the fighting and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, the worst is yet to come.

It might represent the only option for the US on terrorist threats from Afghanistan, but it will be brute, imperfect military force.

With the administration preparing its Nuclear Posture Review, such a declaration would significantly reduce the risks of nuclear war.

We drafted dozens of specific questions for Congress, reporters, and investigators to ask.

We owe it to the next generation to grapple now with the consequences of remaining at war -- as well as the consequences of choosing not to be -- lest we find ourselves reflexively…