Recent Articles
Why French President’s Threat of War Crimes Prosecutions against Russia, Syria Rings Hollow—But Needn’t
CNN is reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a visit to France next week following French President Francois Hollande’s statement that he would tell Putin…
“A First Amendment in the Digital Age”—Peter Zenger Lecture
I had the honor of delivering the inaugural Peter Zenger lecture at Columbia Journalism School last week. The lecture is named for a newspaper publisher who was tried for libel…
Is the United States Already in an “International Armed Conflict” with Syria?
Many are debating whether the Obama administration should essentially go to war with Syria in an effort to halt the atrocities that Assad is committing in Aleppo and elsewhere…
The Early Edition: October 11, 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. YEMEN The US went ahead…
5 and Counting: Russia Vetoes No-Fly-Zone in the Security Council
Over the weekend, Russia exercised its veto—again and unsurprisingly—to block a draft Security Council resolution (S/2016/846) that would have created a no-fly-zone over the…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Oct. 3 – Oct. 7)
I. Law of Armed Conflict: Yemen, Syria, and Kashmir Adil Ahmad Haque, Whose Armed Conflict? Which Law of Armed Conflict? (Tuesday, Oct. 4) Scott Paul, If the Saudi-Led…
Can States Legally Provide Targeting Assistance to War Criminals?
Last week, when I challenged an argument for US liability for war crimes in Yemen, I didn’t anticipate ending up on the other side of a (somewhat heated) Twitter debate with…
An Apologia for India’s “Surgical Strikes” against Terrorist Groups: The Conflict with Pakistan
On September 29, India’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) announced that the Indian armed forces had conducted “surgical strikes” against terrorist…
The Early Edition: October 7, 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. SYRIA and IRAQ Fierce fighting…
A Humanitarian Exception to the Principle of Non-Intervention?: Measures Below the Use of Armed Force to Save Aleppo
Do the atrocities in Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria permit the United States and other states to engage in intrusive actions against the Assad regime that would not ordinarily be…
Welcome, Kate Brannen!—Just Security’s New Deputy Managing Editor
After an exhaustive search and many great applicants, we are thrilled to announce that Kate Brannen will join Just Security as Deputy Managing Editor on October 18th. Brannen will…
If the Saudi-Led Coalition is Committing War Crimes, the US is Aiding and Abetting Them
A few days ago, Ryan Goodman announced on Twitter that we should expect “a challenge to (some) critics of Defense Department support to Saudi Arabia.” Jay Shooster published…