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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gave an address to the nation last night after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military. In the image he is showing the media a graphic that describes the timeline of the operation. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The Day After U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Policy and Legal Assessment

An expert policy and legal assessment of the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and what comes next.
People and first-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on June 13, 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centres and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists. (Photo by MEGHDAD MADADI/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images)

The Israeli Strike on Iran the U.S. Saw Coming, but Couldn’t Stop

The Israel-Iran crisis will be a key test for how the Trump administration handles national security crises and its ability to respond.
A Huthi fighter checks the damage following overnight strikes

A Strategic Pivot is Needed for Long-term Peace and Stability in Yemen

To establish peace in the Red Sea region, the Trump administration must invest in Yemeni pro-democracy groups & move away from military force.
Military forces who are affiliated with Yemen's Houthi group take part in a mass protest held against the Israeli continued bombardment and blockade of people in the Gaza Strip on May 23, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Terrorism and the Threat of Weak States

State weakness boosts the organizational vitality of resident terrorist groups, enabling them to not only live longer but also expand their terrorist activities.
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe (R), accompanied by FBI Director Kash Patel (L), and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (C)

Signal Gate: The Criminal Law Precedents That Are Most Relevant

A range of federal laws, including the Espionage Act and laws against the destruction of government records, could apply in this case.
A Yemeni man browsing the news on his laptop screen that broadcasts U.S.-U.K. warships

US-UK Strikes in Yemen Raise Questions About Commitments on Civilian Harm Mitigation

It is urgent for both the U.S. and U.K. to address concerns of civilian harm allegations in Yemen to fulfill their own policy commitments.
Aerial Top View Red Oil Ship Tanker Full Speed

Key Questions in U.S. Cyber Attack on “Iranian Spy Ship”

What was the nature of the operation? How is Iran likely to respond? What are the implications for conflict escalation, or de-escalation?
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Jan. 8-12)

The latest on the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law at the United Nations.
Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthi group patrol the sea as demonstrators march through the Red Sea port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza.

Regional Conflict in the Middle East and the Limitations of the War Powers Resolution

The involvement of U.S. armed forces in hostilities in this tinderbox—without congressional authorization—should spur the legislative branch into action, including to enact…
Yemenis recently militarily trained by the Houthi movement march during an armed popular parade

A Precarious Moment for Yemen’s Truce

The effects of the war in Gaza are rippling across the region, threatening Yemen's fragile truce.
US vehicle is pictured at a military base in Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Still at War: The United States in Yemen

Relying on military force alone in Yemen, a longstanding front in the "forever war," will not promote US interests or regional stability.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent workers keep watch at an airport in the southern city of Aden, the interim seat of the Yemeni government, on October 16, 2020, as the war-torn country began swapping 1,000 prisoners in a complex operation overseen by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Fixing “Material Support” — Lessons from the Houthi Terror Designation

Reversing the Trump administration's disastrous designation was a good first step - but the US must address fundamental flaws in the material support statutes to ensure continued…
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