Mention of politics, war powers, and legislative authorization to use further force in Iraq, reminds me: whatever happened with the War Powers Consultation Act of 2014 (“WPCA”), put forth by Senators Kai...

A few days ago I discussed why President Obama is shying away from seeking congressional authorization to use force against The Islamic State (IS, or ISIS, or ISIL).  But as the aims and scope of U.S. mi...

So concludes this report from the Government Accountability Office, which apparently was written in response to a request by various Senators. The document opens:

From this morning’s NYT story on the Foley rescue operation: The officials revealed the mission in a conference call with reporters, in which they spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the class...

Here's a lengthy interview with Edward Snowden by James Bamford in Wired. There's very little new in it---though some new details are in there about programs and activities that shocked Snowden while he ...

A number of friends and colleagues have asked me recently for recommended readings on the law of armed conflict and Gaza. I’ve decided, therefore, to post some of my suggestions and some explanation as t...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a pair of posts analyzing where the notion of imminence comes from in the government's thinking about targeted killing---and in David Barron's OLC memo on the Al-Aulaqi strike. I...

The WSJ reports that the initial success of American airstrikes in Iraq is spurring a push for broader military engagement against the Islamic State (IS, or ISIS, or ISIL) in Iraq.  Our deepening militar...

Over the last nine weeks, President Obama has sent five war powers notices to Congress in what may be the most concentrated period of Presidential war powers reporting in history.  These notices include ...