John Bolton
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Hearsay and the Impeachment Trial
How big an issue is it that the Senate will allow hearsay objections as a basis to exclude evidence from the record?

Executive Privilege Is No Bar to John Bolton’s Testimony in the Senate
President Donald Trump’s impeachment team reportedly believes that executive privilege poses “significant and important” issues that could prevent former National Security…

Abandoning Open Skies: Trump Would Be Squandering More of Our Security Inheritance
Rumors have been swirling about President Donald Trump deciding to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty. Congress, our allies and the public have been kept in…

The State of Play with US-Iran and How We Got Here: Q&A with Laura Rozen
We asked Just Security’s Laura Rozen for her assessment of the current tension between the United States and Iran. Two key questions follow.

What Are the Consequences of the Trump Administration’s Recent Treaty Withdrawals?
Resorting to treaty withdrawal in response to adverse actions by other parties or decisions by international courts sets a destabilizing precedent.

Does Trump Have Legal Authority to Follow Through on John Bolton’s Threats to the Int’l Criminal Court?
Many observers have already written, on Just Security and elsewhere, of how National Security Advisor John Bolton’s predictable attack on the International Criminal Court…

Bolton, the ICC and the Rohingya
If the U.K. and the U.S. make it a priority, those responsible for the terrible crimes against the Rohingya could be held accountable. But now, with Bolton’s scathing remarks…

Countries’ Reactions to Bolton’s Attack on the ICC
Here we lay out the reactions of different states that we’ve managed to gather so far after looking for statements by all 123 States Parties to the Rome Statute, as well as some…

The Legal Line Crossed in Bolton’s Attack on the ICC
National Security Adviser John Bolton’s Sept. 10 speech on U.S. policy towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) – prompted by the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s impending…

Why Bolton’s Assault on the ICC Is Not in U.S. Interests
As a personal crusade, John Bolton’s frontal attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not surprising. He led the charge against the ICC early in the George W. Bush…

Why John Bolton vs. Int’l Criminal Court 2.0 is Different from Version 1.0
"This time around, the consequences for the court and the rule of law in the world will likely be far graver, and the return to a constructive relationship with the ICC in the…

Bolton’s Remarks on the International Criminal Court
On Monday, National Security Adviser John Bolton appeared at the Federalist Society in Washington, D.C., and delivered his first major speech since joining the White House. His…