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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 1-7)
I. U.S. Intervention in Syria Just Security, Questions Raised by Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack (Wednesday, Apr. 5) Ryan Goodman, Humanitarian Military Options for Syrian…
To President Trump on Syria: The Law Matters–What’s the Rationale?
Senators have just emerged from a closed door meeting with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford about yesterday’s strikes in Syria. Yet, according to CNN on-air reporting…
My discrete but important disagreement with Harold Koh on the lawfulness of the strikes on Syria
I argued last night that the President’s strikes against Syria appear to violate Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter and that therefore it was unconstitutional for…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 31- Apr. 7)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Why the strikes against Syria probably violate the U.N. Charter and (therefore) the U.S. Constitution
[UPDATED] The Pentagon has issued the following statement about the U.S.’s use of 59 Tomahawk missiles against the Shayrat Airfield in the Homs governorate of Syria this…
Humanitarian Military Options for Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack: “Illegal but Not Unprecedented”
Without Security Council authorization, any U.S. military force to respond to Assad’s chemical weapons attack would be a violation of international law, but … Policymakers…
The Enemy of My Enemy Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism: the US, Sudan, and the Yemen War
As the Saudi-led coalition’s military engagement in Yemen enters year three, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States find themselves on the same side of the conflict, making…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, April 3-April 7
Tuesday, April 4 9:30am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security – Fencing Along the Southern Border (here) 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – US Strategic…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Mar. 25-Mar. 31)
I.Russian Interference in U.S. Election Steve Vladeck, We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is…? (Saturday, Mar. 25) Andy Wright, Sally Yates, Russia Testimony & Executive…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Mar. 24-31)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 27-March 31
Tuesday, March 28 10:00am – House Committee on Armed Services – Military Assessment of Russian Activities and Security Challenges in Europe (here) 10:00am – House Committee…
We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is…?
Apparently, my post on treason from yesterday was too short–and it has generated lots of skeptical commentary, especially in response to Kate’s tweet, below, from…