Use of Force

Can the President use force to protect Taiwan in the "national interest" without congressional authorization?

The question to ask is not what he should have done differently, but what, if anything, his life suggests we should do differently.

It might represent the only option for the US on terrorist threats from Afghanistan, but it will be brute, imperfect military force.

With the administration preparing its Nuclear Posture Review, such a declaration would significantly reduce the risks of nuclear war.

A response to Margulies and Azmy.

Joseph Margulies and Baher Azmy write to set the record straight.

The country's Iran-backed militias are not law-abiding, but they know Iraqis care about rule of law and have adopted the law as a battlespace.

Insights from UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting

"We need to grapple with the legal mechanisms through which presidential administration after administration has legally justified escalating, elongating, and expanding conflicts…

Germany issues major statement on use of force and International Humanitarian Law in cyberspace, analyzed here by leading expert Professor Michael Schmitt.

Key legal questions that remain unanswered about the legality of the Syria strike under domestic and international law.

Unpacking the right of self-defense under international law when it comes to use of force in response to a series of attacks.