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Ex-Military, Intelligence, and Foreign Policy Officials: Travel Ban Harms National Security

On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Hawaii, the case testing the statutory and constitutional validity of President Donald Trump’s travel…

Another Airstrike in Kunduz, and More Civilian Deaths

Once again, airstrikes targeting insurgent leaders in Afghanistan have killed and injured dozens of civilians. On the morning of April 2, Afghan government forces attacked the…

Civilian Casualties and Effectiveness of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

This is the first of two articles on U.S. counterterrorism operations in Yemen. It also the latest in a new series we are producing in partnership Columbia Law School’s Human…

The Senate Can’t Hide From Debating U.S. Assistance to the Saudi War in Yemen

Last week, the Senate debated a resolution proposed by Senators Sanders, Lee, and Murphy under the War Powers Resolution (WPR) to end U.S. assistance to the Saudis in their war…

An Athens and Sparta Alliance: A Call for Collaboration Between Academics and Practitioners on the Law Governing Conflict

The Assad regime appears to have again used chemical weapons, this time around eastern Ghouta. This war crime and violation of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) is yet another example…

Somewhat Improved, the CLOUD Act Still Poses a Threat to Privacy and Human Rights

Above: President Donald Trump gestures to the $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress early Friday. The president just signed a 2,232 page omnibus bill to fund the government…

Congress Should Place More Limits on Cellphone Location Tracking After Carpenter

This spring, the United States Supreme Court will issue a ruling in the landmark case of Carpenter v. United States, deciding whether the government requires a warrant to continuously…
Eight crosses mark the location where terrorist Sayfullo Saipov entered a Manhattan bike path and went on a rampage with a truck last Tuesday afternoon on November 7, 2017 in New York City.

Want to Stop Homegrown Attacks? Start With Locally-Driven Violence Prevention

In her Congressional testimony last month, Elaine C. Duke, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, put one last nail in the coffin of a key Obama administration effort to fight…

The Truth About Rendition and Torture: An Inquiry in North Carolina

A Casa 235 turboprop plane with registration number N168D at Ruzyne Airport April 8, 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic. According to airport flight records the plane was registered…

The Problem With Western Suggestions of a “Shoot-to-Kill” Policy Against Foreign Fighters

An Iraqi policeman fires a machine gun at ISIS fighters in Mosul, Iraq. Image: Carl Court/Getty As ISIS’ self-proclaimed caliphate disintegrates in Iraq and Syria, Western governments…

Trump’s Year of Secrecy

In a representative democracy, the people are supposed to supervise the government’s activities and hold political leaders accountable for their decisions. That oversight…

How to Fix the US Military’s Broken Targeting System

The recent groundbreaking investigation by the New York Times into civilian casualties in Iraq uncovered a shocking truth for the many Americans who believe the United States is…
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