Ending Perpetual War

The president’s many overseas peacemaking initiatives are more likely to succeed with a more collaborative approach drawing on research.

Introducing a new OUP book interrogating how precedents set in the post-9/11 era continue to shape contemporary conflicts.

The "Ghost Budget" has enabled successive administrations to prosecute wars with limited congressional oversight and public debate.

The costs of allowing expansive U.S. counterterrorism laws are borne by too many Americans who live in fear of these tools.

The failure of past counterterrorism policies and practice has led to unending cycles of violence.

Legal Scholar Oona Hathaway examines how expansive U.S. interpretations of "self-defense" have shaped international law.