extrajudicial killing

Detailing how, under different scenarios, international law and U.S. past practices apply to Sept. 2 boat strike on survivors.

A deep dive on the international law applicable to the U.S. military's lethal operations against suspected drug boats

A list of questions that should be answered by U.S. government officials regarding the lethal campaign against suspected drug trafficking individuals, groups, and vessels.

Legal and ethical debates surge around unreleased OLC memo on lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean, with growing calls for transparency and scrutiny of military lawyers.

The Trump administration's lethal strikes are the apotheosis of the last quarter century's often always secret and often unreviewable executive branch legal reasoning.

A mock “operational legal review” depicting what a staff judge advocate’s advice should have been prior to the first reported strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel.

Tess Bridgeman is joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to assess the latest strikes, the brief detention of two survivors, where the campaign may be headed, and what…

Annotated questions Congress should be asking about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.

Analysis by former career judge advocate officer and former court-martial prosecutor.

By Professor Ben Saul, the Challis Chair of International Law at University of Sydney and United Nations Special Rapporteur.

If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane join Tess Bridgeman to unpack what you need to know about the U.S. strike on a purported drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean.